Resource Type: sysctl

Defined in:

lib/puppet/type/sysctl.rb

Providers:

linux
darwin

Overview

This type provides the capability to manage sysctl kernel parameters within puppet.

Properties

• ensure (defaults to: present)

  The basic property that the resource should be in.

  Supported values:

  • present
  • absent
• permanent (defaults to: true)

  whether the value should be in [/etc/sysctl.conf]

  Supported values:

  • true
  • false
  • yes (alias for: true)
  • no (alias for: false)
• value

  the value that the running kernel should be set to

Parameters

• name (namevar)

  the name of the kernel parameter to fiddle with

• path (defaults to: /etc/sysctl.conf)

  which sysctl.conf we are dealing with

• provider

  The specific backend to use for this ‘sysctl` resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.