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Date:      25 Jun 2001 10:53:07 -0400
From:      Vivek Khera <khera@kcilink.com>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sysctl variables
Message-ID:  <x78zig8vcc.fsf@onceler.kciLink.com>
In-Reply-To: <3B3423BE.64258A0@iowna.com>
References:  <005a01c0fba0$6aa85610$0a00a8c0@midgar> <3B3423BE.64258A0@iowna.com>

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>>>>> "BM" == Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> writes:

BM> Mario Doria wrote:
>> 
>> Where is the best place to change sysctl variables in a system? Can I do it
>> from /boot/defaults/loader.conf?

Never alter the defaults/* files.  Create /boot/loader.conf and put
your changes there.

BM> /etc/sysctl.conf
BM> There's a man page for it.

Some sysctls need to happen in /boot/loader.conf, eg, hw.ata.atapi_dma

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