Resource Type: sysctl

Defined in:

lib/puppet/type/sysctl.rb

Providers:

sysctl

Overview

Manage sysctl parameter with Puppet

Properties

• defined_in

  File containing this settings definition

• ensure (defaults to: present)

  The basic property that the resource should be in.

  Supported values:

  • present
  • absent
• value

  The value the kernel tuning parameter to

• value_saved

  The value the kernel tuning parameter should be set to (from file)

Parameters

• autoflush_ipv4 (defaults to: true)

  run sysctl -w net.ipv4.route.flush=1 when needed

• autoflush_ipv6 (defaults to: true)

  run sysctl -w net.ipv6.route.flush=1 when needed

• name (namevar)

  The name of the kernel tuning parameter to set

• provider

  The specific backend to use for this ‘sysctl` resource. You will seldom need to specify this — Puppet will usually discover the appropriate provider for your platform.