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Add and active the manual page for /etc/sysctl.conf.

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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ MAN5= a.out.5 acct.5 core.5 devfs.5 dir.5 disktab.5 ethers.5 \
hosts.5 hosts.equiv.5 hosts.lpd.5 intro.5 kernfs.5 link.5 \
motd.5 networks.5 passwd.5 pbm.5 phones.5 \
procfs.5 protocols.5 rc.conf.5 remote.5 resolver.5 services.5 \
shells.5 stab.5 types.5 utmp.5
shells.5 stab.5 sysctl.conf.5 types.5 utmp.5
MLINKS= dir.5 dirent.5
MLINKS+=fs.5 inode.5

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.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Chris Costello <chris@FreeBSD.org>
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.\"
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.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd December 30, 1999
.Dt SYSCTL.CONF 5
.Os FreeBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm sysctl.conf
.Nd Kernel state defaults
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Pa /etc/sysctl.conf
file is read in when the system goes into multi-user mode to set default
settings for the kernel. The
.Pa /etc/sysctl.conf
is in the format of the
.Dq "sysctl -w"
command, i.e.
.Bd -literal -offset indent
sysctl_mib=value
.Ed
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/sysctl.conf -compact
.It Pa /etc/sysctl.conf
Initial settings for
.Xr sysctl 8 .
.Sh EXAMPLES
To turn off logging of programs that exit due to fatal signals, as well as
telling Linux programs that you're running FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE, you may use
a configuration like
.Bd -literal -offset indent
kern.logsigexit=0
compat.linux.osname=FreeBSD
compat.linux.osrelease=3.4-STABLE
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr rc.conf 5 ,
.Xr rc 8 ,
.Xr sysctl 8 ,