salt.states.sysctl¶

Configuration of the Linux kernel using sysctl¶

Control the kernel sysctl system.

vm.swappiness:
  sysctl.present:
    - value: 20

salt.states.sysctl.present(name, value, config=None)¶

Ensure that the named sysctl value is set in memory and persisted to the named configuration file. The default sysctl configuration file is /etc/sysctl.conf

name

The name of the sysctl value to edit

value

The sysctl value to apply

config

The location of the sysctl configuration file. If not specified, the proper location will be detected based on platform.