Re: [linux] what is the (sysctl?) command to simply list the files being consulted?
On 2019-09-15 1:23 p.m., Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Sun, 15 Sep 2019, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > >> >> i know from all the docs that you can set sysctl variables in a >> variety of places, including /usr/lib/sysctl.d, /etc/sysctl.d and so >> on ... what is the command to simply *display* the order of file >> consultation without actually processing the files? >> >> i could *swear* i found a command to do that a couple weeks ago, now >> i've simply forgotten it. thoughts? > > i may have misremembered ... "sysctl --system" does show that > information but also tries to apply all the settings it finds. i was > after something just like that that did not actually process the > files, just printed them out. how about cheating a little sysctl -r "^-4711" --system only apply the parameter named "-4711" (don't expect that to be a valid parameter name) but still show the paths examined an ugly way to do it - which I can't recommend, run it as a normal user and ignore the errors su peters -c "/usr/sbin/sysctl --system" 2>/dev/null /ps signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [linux] what is the (sysctl?) command to simply list the files being consulted?
On Sun, 15 Sep 2019, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > i know from all the docs that you can set sysctl variables in a > variety of places, including /usr/lib/sysctl.d, /etc/sysctl.d and so > on ... what is the command to simply *display* the order of file > consultation without actually processing the files? > > i could *swear* i found a command to do that a couple weeks ago, now > i've simply forgotten it. thoughts? i may have misremembered ... "sysctl --system" does show that information but also tries to apply all the settings it finds. i was after something just like that that did not actually process the files, just printed them out. rday To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
[linux] what is the (sysctl?) command to simply list the files being consulted?
i know from all the docs that you can set sysctl variables in a variety of places, including /usr/lib/sysctl.d, /etc/sysctl.d and so on ... what is the command to simply *display* the order of file consultation without actually processing the files? i could *swear* i found a command to do that a couple weeks ago, now i've simply forgotten it. thoughts? rday -- Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
