On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Gaetan Bisson <bisson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [2013-09-18 10:39:55 +0200] Ralf Mardorf: >> archlinux.org claims "If you never customized /etc/sysctl.conf, you have >> nothing to do", while archlinux.de's claim is that only those settings >> >> "# Protection from the SYN flood attack. >> net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1 >> # Disable packet forwarding. >> net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0 >> net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = 0" >> >> were used by a /etc/sysctl.conf that never was customized. > > These were the only *uncommented* settings in our old sysctl.conf but, > since they are kernel defaults now, there is no need to put them in any > sysctl conf file anymore. > > The meaning was probably lost in translation, which is not surprising as > in German it is hard to make precise statements with great accuracy. Is that so? https://bbs.archlinux.de/viewtopic.php?id=24829 seems to say exactly that: these settings aren't needed anymore because they're kernel defaults now. Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein language - the Mighty Mophin English language! ;P > When in doubt, always trust the one true original archlinux.org. :) > > -- > Gaetan
