---
name: "cdist-type__sysctl"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__sysctl"
---

# cdist-type\_\_sysctl(7)

manage sysctl settings

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_sysctl - manage sysctl settings

## DESCRIPTION

Manages permanent as well as runtime sysctl settings. Permament settings are set by managing entries in /etc/sysctl.conf. Runtime settings are set by directly calling the sysctl executable.

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

- **value**

  The value to set for the given key (object\_id)

## EXAMPLES

```
__sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward --value 1
# On some operating systems, e.g. NetBSD, to prevent an error if the
# MIB style name does not exist (e.g. optional kernel components),
# name and value can be separated by `?=`. The same effect can be achieved
# in cdist by appending a `?` to the key:
__sysctl ddb.onpanic? --value -1
```

## AUTHORS

Steven Armstrong \<*steven-cdist--@--armstrong.cc*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2014 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later (GPLv3+).

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021