sysctl - Manage entries in sysctl.conf.¶

Synopsis¶

• This module manipulates sysctl entries and optionally performs a /sbin/sysctl -p after changing them.

Options¶

Examples¶

# Set vm.swappiness to 5 in /etc/sysctl.conf
- sysctl:
    name: vm.swappiness
    value: 5
    state: present

# Remove kernel.panic entry from /etc/sysctl.conf
- sysctl:
    name: kernel.panic
    state: absent
    sysctl_file: /etc/sysctl.conf

# Set kernel.panic to 3 in /tmp/test_sysctl.conf
- sysctl:
    name: kernel.panic
    value: 3
    sysctl_file: /tmp/test_sysctl.conf
    reload: no

# Set ip forwarding on in /proc and do not reload the sysctl file
- sysctl:
    name: net.ipv4.ip_forward
    value: 1
    sysctl_set: yes

# Set ip forwarding on in /proc and in the sysctl file and reload if necessary
- sysctl:
    name: net.ipv4.ip_forward
    value: 1
    sysctl_set: yes
    state: present
    reload: yes