On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:15:52 +0200 Martti Kühne <mysatyre@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Pierre Schmitz <pierre@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > a new features in systemd 207 is to no longer read /etc/sysctl.conf. > > Instead /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf has to be used. Imho this needs a news item > > and we also need to think about what to do with the file we ship as part > > of procps-ng. > > > > From the systemd changelog: > > * The systemd-sysctl tool no longer natively reads the > > file /etc/sysctl.conf. If desired, the file should be > > symlinked from /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf. Apart from > > providing legacy support by a symlink rather than built-in > > code, it also makes the otherwise hidden order of application > > of the different files visible. > > > > I may sound lazy, but can't we just provide that symlink and get done > with other problems? > > cheers! > mar77i No, let's kill /etc/sysctl.conf because: * It goes against the common structure that distros put configs in /usr/lib, not /etc. * It is not overridable. E.g. Arch defaults are not suitable for me, so I have to keep an empty sysctl.conf (while having things /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf). * It is not even documented in any of systemd manpages (please correct me if this is wrong). Cheers, -- Leonid Isaev GnuPG key: 0x164B5A6D Fingerprint: C0DF 20D0 C075 C3F1 E1BE 775A A7AE F6CB 164B 5A6D
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