On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 05:30:32PM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > > On Jul 21, 2017, at 3:42 PM, li...@wrant.com wrote: > > >=20 > > > Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:33:31 -0700 Peter Faiman <peterfai...@gmail.com> > > >> # ./sysctl -p example.conf > > >> Peter > > >=20 > > > Hi Peter, ansibles, > > >=20 > > > No guarantee systems controls stay affixed, wrapper tools comply got = > > it? > > > > The point of sysctl -p is reloading from a file. So that you put controls in > > the file and load that file, exactly as happens in system startup. The whole > > point is to ensure consistency with system startup. True, securelevel throws > > a bit of a wrench in that, but this works for all other settings. > > We don't have -p. > > It is an addition made by a foreign system which barely uses sysctl, > and has been acting for years like they will be removing support. > > THERE IS NO SUPPORT FOR -p. > > It is unlikely to happen.
As I see it everybody has agreed upon that and some are now just making suggestions on how to solve the OP's problem, that do not involve adding -p to OpenBSD's sysctl. So I thik that was uncalled for. > > Let's just stop this. You just aren't capable of listening to what > is being said. Also, you are ridiculously rude. I just do not get that. I think Peter has listened to what was said and that others are rude to him for no (very little) reason. Best regards -- / Raimo Niskanen, Erlang/OTP, Ericsson AB
