| SYSCTL.CONF(5) | File Formats Manual | SYSCTL.CONF(5) | 
sysctl.conf —
| sysctl.conf | 
sysctl.conf file defines the
  sysctl(7) kernel state tunables
  that can be set at boot time using
  sysctl(8) (using the
  -f switch) via the
  /etc/rc.d/sysctl startup script.
The state to be set is described using a “Management Information Base” (“MIB”) style name. The MIB and value must be separated by ‘=’ with no whitespace, for example:
name=value
Blank lines, lines with just name, and comments (beginning with ‘#’) are ignored. Line continuations using backslash ‘\’ are permitted. Only integral and string values can be set.
sysctl.conf resides in
      /etc.# Change max open files kern.maxfiles=1792 # Run Veriexec in IDS mode kern.veriexec.strict=1 # Enable IP packet forwarding net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
sysctl.conf first appeared in
  NetBSD 1.5.
| October 4, 2007 | NetBSD 10.0 |