How to get /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf directives processed? I don't see any errors or warnings in the logs that look applicable, and grep sysctl doesn't give me anything interesting:
$ grep sysctl /var/log/* 2>/dev/null /var/log/auth.log:May 3 19:41:17 spot sudo: lee : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/lee ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/sysctl --load=/etc/sysctl.d/local.conf /var/log/kern.log:May 2 17:55:03 spot kernel: [ 0.070323] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/kern.log:May 2 18:28:15 spot kernel: [ 0.070201] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/kern.log:May 2 18:34:23 spot kernel: [ 0.070002] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/kern.log:May 3 18:21:59 spot kernel: [ 0.069819] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/kern.log:May 3 19:18:01 spot kernel: [ 0.070156] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/kern.log:May 3 19:29:12 spot kernel: [ 0.070329] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/messages:May 2 17:55:03 spot kernel: [ 0.070323] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/messages:May 2 18:28:15 spot kernel: [ 0.070201] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/messages:May 2 18:34:23 spot kernel: [ 0.070002] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/messages:May 3 18:21:59 spot kernel: [ 0.069819] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/messages:May 3 19:18:01 spot kernel: [ 0.070156] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/messages:May 3 19:29:12 spot kernel: [ 0.070329] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/syslog:May 2 17:55:03 spot kernel: [ 0.070323] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/syslog:May 2 18:28:15 spot kernel: [ 0.070201] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/syslog:May 2 18:34:23 spot kernel: [ 0.070002] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/syslog:May 3 18:21:59 spot kernel: [ 0.069819] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/syslog:May 3 19:18:01 spot kernel: [ 0.070156] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* /var/log/syslog:May 3 19:29:12 spot kernel: [ 0.070329] Yama: disabled by default; enable with sysctl kernel.yama.* I'm at a loss for how to figure out why my settings aren't taking effect. $ head /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf # my site local preferences # # man sysctl.d # Configure kernel parameters at boot # /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf # key/name/under/proc/sys = some value # accept router advertisements net/ipv6/conf/enp1s0/accept_ra = 1 $ cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/enp1s0/accept_ra 0 Telling the system to read /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf works: $ sudo sysctl --load=/etc/sysctl.d/local.conf <.. snip lots ..> $ cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/enp1s0/accept_ra 1 How do I get the system to read it at boot time? TIA Lee