Hi I looked at /etc/examples/sysctl.conf on an amd64 system and found 2 things:
- file refers to sysctl(3) and sysctl(8). sysctl(3) doesn't exists but sysctl(2) exists, I think we want a 2 Index: sysctl.conf =================================================================== RCS file: /data/cvs/src/etc/examples/sysctl.conf,v retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -p -r1.4 sysctl.conf --- sysctl.conf 3 Apr 2015 15:50:28 -0000 1.4 +++ sysctl.conf 10 Sep 2019 10:50:13 -0000 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # $OpenBSD: sysctl.conf,v 1.4 2015/04/03 15:50:28 millert Exp $ # # This file contains a list of sysctl options the user wants set at -# boot time. See sysctl(3) and sysctl(8) for more information on +# boot time. See sysctl(2) and sysctl(8) for more information on # the many available variables. # #net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 # 1=Permit forwarding (routing) of IPv4 packets - the default value 1 for key machdep.pwraction=1 is not documented, comment says # ACPI power button action: 0=none, 2=suspend this is defined in etc/etc.amd64/sysctl.conf, I guess the default is 1=shutdown Index: etc/etc.amd64/sysctl.conf =================================================================== RCS file: /data/cvs/src/etc/etc.amd64/sysctl.conf,v retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -p -r1.8 sysctl.conf --- etc/etc.amd64/sysctl.conf 19 Jan 2019 20:50:38 -0000 1.8 +++ etc/etc.amd64/sysctl.conf 10 Sep 2019 10:58:36 -0000 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ #machdep.allowaperture=2 # See xf86(4) #machdep.kbdreset=1 # permit console CTRL-ALT-DEL to do a nice halt #machdep.lidaction=0 # 1=suspend, 2=hibernate laptop upon lid closing -#machdep.pwraction=1 # ACPI power button action: 0=none, 2=suspend +#machdep.pwraction=1 # ACPI power button action: 0=none, 1=shutdown, 2=suspend