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| + | ====== sysctl ====== | ||
| + | * [[OpenBSD]] | ||
| + | * [[NetBSD]] | ||
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| + | == Display disk drives == | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | sysctl hw.disknames | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | ==== Linux ==== | ||
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| + | Changes to '' | ||
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| + | Once your changes are made, you can reload from all the system files: | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | sysctl --system | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | To display all sysctl settings: | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
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| + | You can set a value directly as well: | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | === Swappiness === | ||
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| + | * [[http:// | ||
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| + | In Linux, set the percentage to 10 in ''/ | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | vm.swappiness = 10 | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | [[https:// | ||
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| + | * vm.swappiness = 0 - swap only to avoid an OOM | ||
| + | * vm.swappiness = 1 - minimum amount of swapping without disabling it completely | ||
| + | * vm.swappiness = 10 - recommended value when sufficient memory exists in a system | ||
