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0307f791 | 4 | <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ --> |
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5 | <refentry id="systemd-sysctl.service" |
6 | xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> | |
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8 | <refentryinfo> |
9 | <title>systemd-sysctl.service</title> | |
10 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
798d3a52 | 11 | </refentryinfo> |
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13 | <refmeta> |
14 | <refentrytitle>systemd-sysctl.service</refentrytitle> | |
15 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
16 | </refmeta> | |
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18 | <refnamediv> |
19 | <refname>systemd-sysctl.service</refname> | |
20 | <refname>systemd-sysctl</refname> | |
21 | <refpurpose>Configure kernel parameters at boot</refpurpose> | |
22 | </refnamediv> | |
9393a877 | 23 | |
798d3a52 | 24 | <refsynopsisdiv> |
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25 | <cmdsynopsis> |
26 | <command>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl</command> | |
27 | <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> | |
28 | <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat"><replaceable>CONFIGFILE</replaceable></arg> | |
29 | </cmdsynopsis> | |
798d3a52 | 30 | <para><filename>systemd-sysctl.service</filename></para> |
798d3a52 | 31 | </refsynopsisdiv> |
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33 | <refsect1> |
34 | <title>Description</title> | |
9393a877 | 35 | |
b938cb90 | 36 | <para><filename>systemd-sysctl.service</filename> is an early boot |
798d3a52 | 37 | service that configures |
3ba3a79d | 38 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>sysctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
7382a3cc | 39 | kernel parameters by invoking <command>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl</command>.</para> |
9393a877 | 40 | |
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41 | <para>When invoked with no arguments, <command>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl</command> applies |
42 | all directives from configuration files listed in | |
43 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysctl.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
44 | If one or more filenames are passed on the command line, only the directives in these files are | |
45 | applied.</para> | |
46 | ||
47 | <para>In addition, <option>--prefix=</option> option may be used to limit which sysctl | |
48 | settings are applied.</para> | |
14f01575 | 49 | |
798d3a52 | 50 | <para>See |
2d56bdab | 51 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysctl.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
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52 | for information about the configuration of sysctl settings. After sysctl configuration is |
53 | changed on disk, it must be written to the files in <filename>/proc/sys</filename> before it | |
54 | takes effect. It is possible to update specific settings, or simply to reload all configuration, | |
55 | see Examples below.</para> | |
798d3a52 | 56 | </refsect1> |
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58 | <refsect1><title>Options</title> |
59 | <variablelist> | |
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60 | <varlistentry id='prefix'> |
61 | <term><option>--prefix=</option></term> | |
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62 | <listitem> |
63 | <para>Only apply rules with the specified prefix.</para> | |
64 | </listitem> | |
65 | </varlistentry> | |
66 | ||
3c51c626 | 67 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="cat-config" /> |
dcd5c891 | 68 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager" /> |
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69 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> |
70 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> | |
71 | ||
72 | </variablelist> | |
73 | </refsect1> | |
74 | ||
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75 | <refsect1> |
76 | <title>Examples</title> | |
77 | ||
78 | <example> | |
79 | <title>Reset all sysctl settings</title> | |
80 | ||
81 | <programlisting>systemctl restart systemd-sysctl</programlisting> | |
82 | </example> | |
83 | ||
84 | <example> | |
85 | <title>View coredump handler configuration</title> | |
86 | ||
87 | <programlisting># sysctl kernel.core_pattern | |
88 | kernel.core_pattern = |/usr/libexec/abrt-hook-ccpp %s %c %p %u %g %t %P %I | |
89 | </programlisting> | |
90 | </example> | |
91 | ||
92 | <example> | |
93 | <title>Update coredump handler configuration</title> | |
94 | ||
95 | <programlisting># /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl --prefix kernel.core_pattern</programlisting> | |
96 | ||
97 | <para>This searches all the directories listed in | |
98 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysctl.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
99 | for configuration files and writes <filename>/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern</filename>.</para> | |
100 | </example> | |
101 | ||
102 | <example> | |
103 | <title>Update coredump handler configuration according to a specific file</title> | |
104 | ||
105 | <programlisting># /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl 50-coredump.conf</programlisting> | |
106 | ||
107 | <para>This applies all the settings found in <filename>50-coredump.conf</filename>. | |
108 | Either <filename>/etc/sysctl.d/50-coredump.conf</filename>, or | |
109 | <filename>/run/sysctl.d/50-coredump.conf</filename>, or | |
110 | <filename>/usr/lib/sysctl.d/50-coredump.conf</filename> will be used, in the order | |
111 | of preference.</para> | |
112 | </example> | |
113 | ||
114 | <para>See | |
115 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>sysctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
116 | for various ways to directly apply sysctl settings.</para> | |
117 | </refsect1> | |
118 | ||
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119 | <refsect1> |
120 | <title>See Also</title> | |
121 | <para> | |
122 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
2d56bdab | 123 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysctl.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
3ba3a79d | 124 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>sysctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, |
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125 | </para> |
126 | </refsect1> | |
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128 | </refentry> |