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procps package

  1. Bug #256025
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 256025

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Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote : Re: [Bug 256025] Re: invoke-rc.d procps start loads /etc/syctl.d before /etc/sysctl.conf

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:35:38AM -0000, Scott Ritchie wrote:
> Good point. /etc/sysctl.conf should remain the standard thing to edit
> for overrides. That can be done after/at the same time as this patch
> though.
>
> Making a new file and copying the current contents of our default
> sysctl.conf to it should be fairly simple. All we need to do then is
> put some comments into sysctl.conf saying where the new default settings
> are and how to override them.
>
> Would you like to make the change or should I prepare another patch?

I can't work on this right now but am happy to review. You might also try
Kees, since I believe he added the defaults originally.

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 - mdz