Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-07 Thread Fbsd8
the following tidbit: | Jails have a set a core parameters, and kernel modules can add their | own jail parameters. The current set of available parameters can be | retrieved via ``sysctl -d security.jail.param''. Any parameters not | set will be given default values, often based on the current

Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-07 Thread Jamie Gritton
page, there's the following tidbit: | Jails have a set a core parameters, and kernel modules can add their | own jail parameters. The current set of available parameters can be | retrieved via ``sysctl -d security.jail.param''. Any parameters not | set will be given default values, often based

sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-06 Thread Fbsd8
Where do I find the descriptions of what these jail MIBs do? security.jail.param.allow.mount.zfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.procfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.nullfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.devfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.: 0

Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-06 Thread Fleuriot Damien
# sysctl -d security.jail.socket_unixiproute_only security.jail.socket_unixiproute_only: Processes in jail are limited to creating UNIX/IP/route sockets only On Feb 6, 2013, at 4:02 PM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Where do I find the descriptions of what these jail MIBs do

Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-06 Thread Waitman Gobble
On Feb 6, 2013 7:02 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Where do I find the descriptions of what these jail MIBs do? security.jail.param.allow.mount.zfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.procfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.nullfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.devfs: 0

Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-06 Thread Fbsd8
Waitman Gobble wrote: On Feb 6, 2013 7:02 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Where do I find the descriptions of what these jail MIBs do? security.jail.param.allow.mount.zfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.procfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.nullfs: 0

Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-06 Thread Waitman Gobble
On Feb 6, 2013 7:17 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Waitman Gobble wrote: On Feb 6, 2013 7:02 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Where do I find the descriptions of what these jail MIBs do? security.jail.param.allow.mount.zfs: 0 security.jail.param.allow.mount.procfs: 0

Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-06 Thread Fbsd8
Waitman Gobble wrote: On Feb 6, 2013 7:17 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Waitman Gobble wrote: On Feb 6, 2013 7:02 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Where do I find the descriptions of what these jail MIBs do? security.jail.param.allow.mount.zfs: 0

Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-06 Thread Fbsd8
Fbsd8 wrote: Waitman Gobble wrote: On Feb 6, 2013 7:17 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Waitman Gobble wrote: On Feb 6, 2013 7:02 AM, Fbsd8 fb...@a1poweruser.com wrote: Where do I find the descriptions of what these jail MIBs do? security.jail.param.allow.mount.zfs: 0

Re: sysctl security.jail.* descriptions

2013-02-06 Thread Jamie Gritton
a core parameters, and kernel modules can add their | own jail parameters. The current set of available parameters can be | retrieved via ``sysctl -d security.jail.param''. Any parameters not | set will be given default values, often based on the current | environment. The sysctls do

A couple of new sysctl variables - maybe?

2011-10-05 Thread Jukka A. Ukkonen
, though, I think the natural place for retrieving such a value would most likely be using sysctl. Maybe it would be OK to add two new entries to the sysctl tree: hw.wordbits and kern.wordbits, or something similar to the basic sysctl variables. The value should be just one constant number, usually

Get the dev.cpu.0.temperature from sysctl(3)

2011-05-03 Thread David Demelier
Hello, I would like to get the dev.cpu.0.temperature node from sysctlbyname(). It seems this node is an opaque type but how to check it and store it to the appropriate variable type ? Cheers, -- David Demelier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

Re: Get the dev.cpu.0.temperature from sysctl(3)

2011-05-03 Thread Roland Smith
the source. I did that some time ago to fix the temperature display in sysutils/conky. The sysctl dev.cpu.0.temperature returns an integer, see /sys/dev/coretemp/coretemp.c (look for the string temperature), and you'll see: /* * Add the temperature MIB to dev.cpu.N

Re: Get the dev.cpu.0.temperature from sysctl(3)

2011-05-03 Thread David Demelier
? The best way to determine this is to read the source. I did that some time ago to fix the temperature display in sysutils/conky. The sysctl dev.cpu.0.temperature returns an integer, see /sys/dev/coretemp/coretemp.c (look for the string temperature), and you'll see: /* * Add

trying to sysctl(3) a char value

2010-11-24 Thread David DEMELIER
Hello, Since I cannot adjust the brightness on my HP Probook because it sucks I'm writing a small script that can be use instead. I need to sysctl the following sysctl variables : hw.acpi.video.lcd0.brightness hw.acpi.video.lcd0.levels the -brightness one is easy since it's an integer

Re: trying to sysctl(3) a char value

2010-11-24 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Nov 24), David DEMELIER said: Since I cannot adjust the brightness on my HP Probook because it sucks I'm writing a small script that can be use instead. I need to sysctl the following sysctl variables : hw.acpi.video.lcd0.brightness hw.acpi.video.lcd0.levels

Re: trying to sysctl(3) a char value

2010-11-24 Thread David DEMELIER
2010/11/24 Dan Nelson dnel...@allantgroup.com: In the last episode (Nov 24), David DEMELIER said: Since I cannot adjust the brightness on my HP Probook because it sucks I'm writing a small script that can be use instead. I need to sysctl the following sysctl variables : hw.acpi.video.lcd0

BUG: sysctl net.isr.swi_count negative value

2010-11-13 Thread Коньков Евгений
Hi, Freebsd-questions. net.isr.swi_count: -1692211928 as I think count can not be negative. in this case it is. Is this a bug or negative value means some special? -- С уважением, Коньков mailto:kes-...@yandex.ru ___

Re: BUG: sysctl net.isr.swi_count negative value

2010-11-13 Thread Alexander Best
for net.isr.swi_count which you managed to overrun. i'm running HEAD and that sysctl parameter doesn't exist: otaku% sysctl net.isr.swi_count sysctl: unknown oid 'net.isr.swi_count' seems pluknet posted the same one year ago [1] cheers. alex [1] http://markmail.org/message/qc34d5z6uyyet7nx

system slow after tuning cpu speed with sysctl

2010-01-19 Thread Anh Ky Huynh
Hi all, I used to change my CPU speed via sysctl: sysctl dev.cpu.0.freq=1650 I did that because that helped me to decrease the CPU temperature, and such speed was enough. This way went well and I did that after logging into the system via ssh. (I have some troubles with `powerd` so I

sysctl kern.geom.debugflags ERROR when using Sysinstall to format HD (FreeBsd 7.2 STABLE)

2009-09-29 Thread Jeronimo Calvo
│ │sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16 and try again any ideas? Cheers! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org

Re: sysctl kern.geom.debugflags ERROR when using Sysinstall to format HD (FreeBsd 7.2 STABLE)

2009-09-29 Thread Matthew Seaman
│ │sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16 and try again any ideas? At a guess, I'd say you need to set sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16 and try again... Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard

gnome2 - sysctl

2009-07-06 Thread Roy Stuivenberg
Hello, Sometimes when I send a message with pidgin, or evolution, the application shuts down. Is there an option with sysctl, that would prevent this to happen? I'm running FreeBSD 7.2 stable - gnome2 Regards, Roy. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

sysctl gnome2

2009-07-04 Thread Roy Stuivenberg
Hello, Sometimes when I send a message with pidgin, or evolution, the application shuts down. Is there an option with sysctl, that would prevent this to happen? I'm running FreeBSD 7.2 stable - gnome2 Regards, Roy. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

Re: sysctl gnome2

2009-07-04 Thread RW
On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:36:33 +0200 Roy Stuivenberg roys1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Sometimes when I send a message with pidgin, or evolution, the application shuts down. Is there an option with sysctl, that would prevent this to happen? sysctl is an interface to the kernel, it doesn't

calculate RAM for sysctl kern.maxfiles

2009-05-18 Thread Valentin Popov
I need use more 128 000 kern.maxfilesperproc for the process how can i calculate hardware for this purpose (RAM i think)? will use 7.1, 7.2 AMD64 Thanks for help Regards Valentin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

dmesg: sysctl kern.msgbuf Cannot allocate memory

2009-05-02 Thread Jimmie James
After searching google and various man pages, I'm not finding out what it actually means, anyone care to shed some light? During boot: dmesg: sysctl kern.msgbuf Cannot allocate memory #sysctl -a |grep msgbuf kern.msgbuf_clear: 0 kern.msgbuf: kern.consmsgbuf_size: 8192

IPFW, KERNEL, sysctl: has no effect changing DUMMYNET.io_fast

2009-04-15 Thread KES
Hi, Freebsd-questions. This change sysctl net.inet.ip.dummynet.io_fast=1 has no effect for packet flow, bug man says: Fast mode allows certain packets to bypass dummynet scheduler if packet flow does not exceed pipe's bandwidth flow does not exceed pipe limit, but packet flow latency

Re: sysctl machdep.independent_wallclock

2009-01-15 Thread Mister Olli
hi... what is the exact function of this sysctl setting? I'm guessing it's something to do with Xen, having seen a few references in Linux for xen.machdep.independent_wallclock. Have a look here: http://docs.xensource.com/XenServer/4.0.1/guest/ch04s06.html yeah, I know

sysctl machdep.independent_wallclock

2009-01-14 Thread Mister Olli
hi... what is the exact function of this sysctl setting? I couldn't find any documentation on it. greetz olli ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail

Re: sysctl machdep.independent_wallclock

2009-01-14 Thread Freminlins
2009/1/14 Mister Olli mister.o...@googlemail.com hi... what is the exact function of this sysctl setting? I'm guessing it's something to do with Xen, having seen a few references in Linux for xen.machdep.independent_wallclock. Have a look here: http://docs.xensource.com/XenServer/4.0.1/guest

Re: /var/log/messages logs appear in the output of sysctl -a

2009-01-12 Thread Dag-Erling Smørgrav
Eitan Shefi eit...@mellanox.co.il writes: I run sysctl -a | less why? DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - d...@des.no ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail

/var/log/messages logs appear in the output of sysctl -a

2009-01-07 Thread Eitan Shefi
I am testing a NIC driver. I found it's logs and /var/log/messages logs in the output of sysctl -a: I run sysctl -a | less, and there I find: kern.devstat.version: 6 kern.devstat.generation: 137 kern.devstat.numdevs: 1 kern.kobj_methodcount: 143 kern.log_wakeups_per_second: 5 kern.msgbuf_clear

Re: /var/log/messages logs appear in the output of sysctl -a

2009-01-07 Thread Gary Jennejohn
On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:30:20 +0200 Eitan Shefi eit...@mellanox.co.il wrote: I am testing a NIC driver. I found it's logs and /var/log/messages logs in the output of sysctl -a: I run sysctl -a | less, and there I find: kern.devstat.version: 6 kern.devstat.generation: 137

Re: /var/log/messages logs appear in the output of sysctl -a

2009-01-07 Thread Maxim Konovalov
On Wed, 7 Jan 2009, 13:14+0100, Gary Jennejohn wrote: On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:30:20 +0200 Eitan Shefi eit...@mellanox.co.il wrote: I am testing a NIC driver. I found it's logs and /var/log/messages logs in the output of sysctl -a: I run sysctl -a | less, and there I find

Re: /var/log/messages logs appear in the output of sysctl -a

2009-01-07 Thread Remko Lodder
You are looking at the kernel message buffer with 'sysctl -a'. (kern.msgbuf). Nothing wrong with that. //Remko -- /\ Best regards,| re...@freebsd.org \ / Remko Lodder | re...@efnet Xhttp://www.evilcoder.org/| / \ ASCII Ribbon

Re: /var/log/messages logs appear in the output of sysctl -a

2009-01-07 Thread Max Laier
On Wednesday 07 January 2009 12:30:20 Eitan Shefi wrote: I am testing a NIC driver. I found it's logs and /var/log/messages logs in the output of sysctl -a: I run sysctl -a | less, and there I find: kern.devstat.version: 6 kern.devstat.generation: 137 kern.devstat.numdevs: 1

Re: /var/log/messages logs appear in the output of sysctl -a

2009-01-07 Thread Mateusz Guzik
On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 01:30:20PM +0200, Eitan Shefi wrote: I am testing a NIC driver. I found it's logs and /var/log/messages logs in the output of sysctl -a: I run sysctl -a | less, and there I find: [..] kern.msgbuf: ound file system checks in 60 seconds. 118 mtnic0: FW version:2.6.0

documentation for sysctl MIB

2008-11-06 Thread Ole
Hello maillist, I have to small question - Where i can get documentation for description some base sysctl variables? - And, what the diffrence between sysctl hw.machine hw.machine_arch ? For example, i extract i386 installation, but my hardware is EM64T and supporting AMD64 distribution

Re: documentation for sysctl MIB

2008-11-06 Thread Vincent Hoffman
Ole wrote: Hello maillist, I have to small question - Where i can get documentation for description some base sysctl variables? - And, what the diffrence between sysctl hw.machine hw.machine_arch ? try sysctl -d $oid for example: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (10:23:56 ~) 0 $ sysctl -d

sysctl kern.msgbuf changed in 7.0?

2008-09-25 Thread snott
On my FreeBSD 6 box, sysctl kern.msgbuf shows the same content as dmesg But on FreeBSD 7, kern.msgbuf is empty. Has something changed? Thanks, Skye -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/sysctl-kern.msgbuf-changed-in-7.0--tp19679848p19679848.html Sent from the freebsd

SYSCTL error message upon bootup

2008-09-02 Thread Gerard
For no apparent reason, the following error message has suddenly started showing up when I reboot the machine: sysctl: unknown oid 'net.fibs' I am running FBSD-6.3 presently. Is this error important and if so, what can I do to correct it? Thanks! -- Gerard [EMAIL PROTECTED] All extremists

Re: SYSCTL error message upon bootup

2008-09-02 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:11:20 -0400, Gerard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For no apparent reason, the following error message has suddenly started showing up when I reboot the machine: sysctl: unknown oid 'net.fibs' I am running FBSD-6.3 presently. Is this error important and if so, what can I

Re: SYSCTL error message upon bootup

2008-09-02 Thread RW
On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:11:20 -0400 Gerard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For no apparent reason, the following error message has suddenly started showing up when I reboot the machine: sysctl: unknown oid 'net.fibs' I am running FBSD-6.3 presently. Is this error important and if so, what can I

Re: SYSCTL error message upon bootup

2008-09-02 Thread Gerard
package? % sysctl net.fibs net.fibs: 1 In /usr/include/net/route.h, something regarding FIBS is mentioned... I could not find any mention of it in the 'route.h' file, nor is there anything in the 'sysctl.conf' file. The message is displayed just before the 'login' prompt. How can

Re: SYSCTL error message upon bootup

2008-09-02 Thread Gerard
On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:15:18 +0100 RW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have apache? http://groups.google.com/group/mailing.freebsd.ports-bugs/browse_thread/thread/b8f17e78869e738f Yes, and come to think about it, this problem just started happening after I updated it. I assume that the patch

Re: SYSCTL error message upon bootup

2008-09-02 Thread Polytropon
seems to have something to do with multiple routing tables, a feature that needs to be enabled via a kernel option; I'm not sure if this has been present in FreeBSD 6 already. [...] nor is there anything in the 'sysctl.conf' file. So the setting isn't requested via /etc/rc.d/sysctl at startup

Re: sysctl enabled but HAL non-existant (Reid Linnemann)

2008-07-01 Thread Desmond Chapman
I've installed HAL and the same message comes up with the gnome desktop- and this happens in the install of NetBSD that I also have- the HAL problem of not being enabled or installed. I may be wrong in assuming this; but, isn't there some basic compatibility between bsd systems that what would

Re: sysctl enabled but HAL non-existant

2008-06-30 Thread Reid Linnemann
Desmond Chapman wrote: The media shows up in konqueror as a normal user but I cannot mount it. there is no reference to hal with an apropos search except for ath_hal. What am I doing wrong? What else do I add to make the cd easily mountable?

sysctl enabled but HAL non-existant

2008-06-29 Thread Desmond Chapman
The media shows up in konqueror as a normal user but I cannot mount it. there is no reference to hal with an apropos search except for ath_hal. What am I doing wrong? What else do I add to make the cd easily mountable? _ The i’m

sysctl...

2007-12-27 Thread Robert Huff
aJTiM writes: I am running FreeBSD 7 beta4. When I start a computer and os loading I got one message which I don't know why and how could I save a problem if it is a problem. Beta 4 works very good and I don't have problems. hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1 sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest

sysctl...

2007-12-27 Thread aJTiM
Hi! I am running FreeBSD 7 beta4. When I start a computer and os loading I got one message which I don't know why and how could I save a problem if it is a problem. Beta 4 works very good and I don't have problems. hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1 sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument

Re: sysctl...

2007-12-27 Thread Chad Gross
. hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1 sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument Thanks in advance. -- It just doesn't seem right to go over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's condo. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org

Re: sysctl...

2007-12-27 Thread Erik Trulsson
. Beta 4 works very good and I don't have problems. hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1 sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument Thanks in advance. -- It just doesn't seem right to go over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's condo

Re: FreeBSD 6.2 - STABLE sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument

2007-09-10 Thread George Vanev
On 9/9/07, Bogdan Potishuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: George Vanev said the following on 30.08.2007 12:22: Hi, I tried to build a custom kernel, but i get the following error on boot up: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1 sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument I have updated

Re: FreeBSD 6.2 - STABLE sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument

2007-09-08 Thread Bogdan Potishuk
George Vanev said the following on 30.08.2007 12:22: Hi, I tried to build a custom kernel, but i get the following error on boot up: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1 sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument I have updated the source tree. I tried to compile and install /usr/src/sys/i386

FreeBSD 6.2 - STABLE sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument

2007-08-30 Thread George Vanev
Hi, I tried to build a custom kernel, but i get the following error on boot up: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: C1 sysctl: hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest: Invalid argument I have updated the source tree. I tried to compile and install /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC and /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/SMP The same error

FreeBSD 7.0 sysctl?

2007-05-27 Thread Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri
Hello, I was able to use this command in 6.x Now when I tried it it doesn't work in 7.0 sysctl kern.threads.max_groups_per_proc=4 What is the similar command in 7.0-CURRENT? I need this to tweak MySQL. -- Regards, -Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri Arab Portal http://www.WeArab.Net

Re: FreeBSD 7.0 sysctl?

2007-05-27 Thread Björn König
Hello, I was able to use this command in 6.x Now when I tried it it doesn't work in 7.0 sysctl kern.threads.max_groups_per_proc=4 What is the similar command in 7.0-CURRENT? I need this to tweak MySQL. It has beend removed six month ago with the following notice: [remove] Any

Re: FreeBSD 7.0 sysctl?

2007-05-27 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 06:37:43PM +0300, Abdullah Ibn Hamad Al-Marri wrote: Hello, I was able to use this command in 6.x Now when I tried it it doesn't work in 7.0 sysctl kern.threads.max_groups_per_proc=4 What is the similar command in 7.0-CURRENT? I need this to tweak MySQL

sysctl invalid argument

2007-04-11 Thread Beni
Hi list, When reading through my dmesg, I found this sysctl error/message : sysctl : hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest : Invalid argument. Now there is no mention what so ever of that option in my /etc/sysctl.conf, so I didn't set it to C1 or anything else that seems to be invalid. So my question is : why

Re: sysctl invalid argument

2007-04-11 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Beni wrote: Hi list, When reading through my dmesg, I found this sysctl error/message : sysctl : hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest : Invalid argument. Now there is no mention what so ever of that option in my /etc/sysctl.conf, so I didn't set it to C1 or anything else that seems to be invalid. So my

Re: [maybe spam] Re: sysctl invalid argument

2007-04-11 Thread Beni
On Wednesday 11 April 2007 18:26:20 Kevin Kinsey wrote: Beni wrote: Hi list, When reading through my dmesg, I found this sysctl error/message : sysctl : hw.acpi.cpu.cx_lowest : Invalid argument. Now there is no mention what so ever of that option in my /etc/sysctl.conf, so I didn't set

some advice on sysctl tuning

2007-03-10 Thread David Schulz
Hello all, i have a Server which does mail, and web+mysql+php. I have about 15 vhosts in Apache. Are there some neat sysctl Knobs i can turn to avoid potential Problems? Thanks a lot, David ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http

very odd log entries (sysctl)

2006-12-02 Thread Charles Sprickman
*Handler Int Those seem to correspond to sysctl variables. Any idea why the kernel would start spitting out sysctl mibs to the log? Thanks, Charles ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions

what means: sockstat: sysctl(): No such process

2006-09-08 Thread tequnix
: sockstat: sysctl(): No such process i do not understand why i get this only sometimes, and what this exactly means. i hope someone can help me and explain this behaviour thanks, reinhard -- What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -- Ursula K. LeGuin

Re: what means: sockstat: sysctl(): No such process

2006-09-08 Thread Dan Nelson
times a day, cronjob runs every 11 minutes - the message: sockstat: sysctl(): No such process i do not understand why i get this only sometimes, and what this exactly means. Sockstat first gets a list of all open sockets, then looks up the command name for each one. If the process has

Re: what means: sockstat: sysctl(): No such process

2006-09-08 Thread Reinhard Weismann
this is of no importance for this question), i get from time to time - about 3-4 times a day, cronjob runs every 11 minutes - the message: sockstat: sysctl(): No such process i do not understand why i get this only sometimes, and what this exactly means. Sockstat first gets a list

Re: icmp packets - disabling via sysctl, or cisco switch ... ?

2006-07-28 Thread Nikos Vassiliadis
On Friday 28 July 2006 06:15, User Freebsd wrote: Two part question here ... first part ... is there a way of just disabling icmp by setting a sysctl, so that a server just doesn't respond to them? No. You can do this using the firewall of your choice ipfw example ipfw add deny icmp from any

Re: icmp packets - disabling via sysctl, or cisco switch ... ?

2006-07-28 Thread Nikos Vassiliadis
On Friday 28 July 2006 06:26, User Freebsd wrote: Just an appendum, but this is what I'm seeing in /var/log/messages right now: Jul 28 00:22:37 io kernel: Limiting icmp unreach response from 6255 to 200 packets/sec Jul 28 00:22:38 io kernel: Limiting icmp unreach response from 6515 to 200

Re: icmp packets - disabling via sysctl, or cisco switch ... ?

2006-07-28 Thread Bill Moran
User Freebsd wrote: Two part question here ... first part ... is there a way of just disabling icmp by setting a sysctl, so that a server just doesn't respond to them? second part ... is there a way of telling a cisco switch to drop all icmp packets, preferrably to all but an exception

Re: icmp packets - disabling via sysctl, or cisco switch ... ?

2006-07-28 Thread Chuck Swiger
Bill Moran wrote: User Freebsd wrote: Two part question here ... first part ... is there a way of just disabling icmp by setting a sysctl, so that a server just doesn't respond to them? second part ... is there a way of telling a cisco switch to drop all icmp packets, preferrably to all

icmp packets - disabling via sysctl, or cisco switch ... ?

2006-07-27 Thread User Freebsd
Two part question here ... first part ... is there a way of just disabling icmp by setting a sysctl, so that a server just doesn't respond to them? second part ... is there a way of telling a cisco switch to drop all icmp packets, preferrably to all but an exception list, but to everywhere

Re: icmp packets - disabling via sysctl, or cisco switch ... ?

2006-07-27 Thread User Freebsd
icmp unreach response from 6646 to 200 packets/sec ^C And its been going on for several hours now ... :( On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, User Freebsd wrote: Two part question here ... first part ... is there a way of just disabling icmp by setting a sysctl, so that a server just doesn't respond to them

is there a sysctl monitor tool ?

2006-06-22 Thread Maslak Yavuz
Hello I have 2 server . I use FreeBSD6.1 and Freebsd6.0 on them. 1 - Is there any program or command about how much the server use the parameters sysctl values and whether the server exceed the sysctl limits or not ? can you say a command or tool except top, ps, netstat -m ? 2 - While I am

adjkerntz[]: sysctl(get_offset): No such file or directory

2006-06-18 Thread Rod Person
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm seeing a lot of messages like this in my Message log. adjkerntz[]: sysctl(get_offset): No such file or directory I don't think that this is a porblem as I'm not seeing any ill effects, but I'd like to know what this means and why it's

Re: adjkerntz[]: sysctl(get_offset): No such file or directory

2006-06-18 Thread Rod Person
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 18 June 2006 8:28 am, Rod Person wrote: Machine is an AMD Dual Opteron 246 running FreeBSD 6.1 Stable i386. Sorry, It's FreeBSD 7.0 Current i386 - it's a dual boot and I got confused :) - -- Rod Person http://www.opensourcebeef.net

Re: adjkerntz[]: sysctl(get_offset): No such file or directory

2006-06-18 Thread Andrey Slusar
Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:50:03 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Sunday 18 June 2006 8:28 am, Rod Person wrote: Machine is an AMD Dual Opteron 246 running FreeBSD 6.1 Stable i386. Sorry, It's FreeBSD 7.0 Current i386 - it's a dual boot and I got confused :) Are you read src/UPDATING? -- Regards,

Re: adjkerntz[]: sysctl(get_offset): No such file or directory

2006-06-18 Thread Rod Person
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 18 June 2006 11:01 am, Andrey Slusar wrote: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:50:03 -0400, Rod Person wrote: On Sunday 18 June 2006 8:28 am, Rod Person wrote: Machine is an AMD Dual Opteron 246 running FreeBSD 6.1 Stable i386. Sorry, It's

net-snmpd show sysctl: physmem: Cannot allocate memory in log

2006-04-09 Thread Troy
I'm using net-snmpd with FreeBSD 6.0 and all is working fine but when I start it up it gives me the following error: sysctl: physmem: Cannot allocate memory snmpd seems to be running fine but why is that error showing when it's started? I looked at the sysctl and it's showing the proper amount

adding new sysctl

2006-01-14 Thread Tofik Suleymanov
Any advice on adding new sysctl to the system ? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

sysctl kern.cp_time: calculating output

2005-12-22 Thread Russell J. Wood
Hi all, I have a question regarding the output from sysctl kern.cp_time. I know that the output is in the form of: user nice sys interrupt idle and that the numbers are incremental, but what I don't know is what these numbers and increments mean. If someone could explain this, it is greatly

setting sysctl net.inet6.ip6.fw.deny.unknown.extension.headers off crashes R51

2005-12-18 Thread Wolfgang Lausenbart
olsr.freifunk.net channel 10 bssid 02:09:0b:66:82:a5 stationname foobar-e0 authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpowmax 100 bintval 100 net.wlan.debug had before set been to 1 then this causes the os to freeze: sysctl net.inet6.ip6.fw.deny_unknown_exthdrs1-0 any ideas? ip6fw show 00100407

error when i change the sysctl env

2005-12-04 Thread 赵铭
net.inet.ipf.fr_tcpclosed=60 net.inet.ipf.fr_tcphalfclosed=300 net.inet.ipf.fr_udptimeout=90 net.inet.ipf.fr_icmptimeout=35 and work fine ,but in the machine of freebsd6.0 ,when boot up ,the system tall me the device is busy ,and the sysctl env is not alive .i think write it to the file /boot/loader.conf

sysctl documentation

2005-11-29 Thread Wojciech Puchar
where can i find documentation for sysctl variables, mostly vfs.* ? or it it's nonexistant, where can i look for info? While FreeBSD gives best performance in every case i tested (compared to other BSD's and linux) it doesn't mean it can't be faster after some tuning

SV: sysctl documentation

2005-11-29 Thread Thomas Uhrfelt
According to the manual page of sysctl - the best place to find the documentation is the source. But chapter 11 (sounds funny ;) ) in the handbook might also help you (the tuning sections). Thomas -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Wojciech

Re: sysctl documentation

2005-11-29 Thread Chuck Swiger
Wojciech Puchar wrote: where can i find documentation for sysctl variables, mostly vfs.* ? or it it's nonexistant, where can i look for info? sysctl -d will help in many cases, otherwise check the manpage for the associated driver, netgraph module, etc. Or UTSL. :-) While FreeBSD gives

verbose sysctl messages in dmesg?

2005-10-12 Thread paul beard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 for some reason, my dmesg output is filled with what looked sysctl options: [/usr/home/paul]:: dmesg 14 fastforwarding RW *Handler Int 15 keepfaith RW *Handler Int 100 subnets_are_local RW *Handler Int 101 fw RW Node

Re: sysctl or system tweak for symbolic links?

2005-09-10 Thread Julien Gabel
structure (ie: .. or /path/to/..), but fails if the symbolic link is located elsewhere (ie: /usr/local/path/directory) or on another disk. It is the `normal' behaviour for Apache, AFAIK. I wonder if there's a sysctl or other system variable that handles the behavior of or access to symbolic links

Re: sysctl or system tweak for symbolic links?

2005-09-10 Thread Lowell Gilbert
structure (ie: .. or /path/to/..), but fails if the symbolic link is located elsewhere (ie: /usr/local/path/directory) or on another disk. I wonder if there's a sysctl or other system variable that handles the behavior of or access to symbolic links in this fashion that I may have missed

Re: sysctl or system tweak for symbolic links?

2005-09-10 Thread Jan Grant
directory structure (ie: .. or /path/to/..), but fails if the symbolic link is located elsewhere (ie: /usr/local/path/directory) or on another disk. I wonder if there's a sysctl or other system variable that handles the behavior of or access to symbolic links in this fashion that I may have missed

Re: sysctl or system tweak for symbolic links?

2005-09-10 Thread Forrest Aldrich
a sysctl or other system variable that handles the behavior of or access to symbolic links in this fashion that I may have missed. Seemed like a reasonable conclusion after these tests have been failing, though it could be something else, too. Don't know if it is possible (and advisable

sysctl or system tweak for symbolic links?

2005-09-09 Thread Forrest Aldrich
if the symbolic link is located elsewhere (ie: /usr/local/path/directory) or on another disk. I wonder if there's a sysctl or other system variable that handles the behavior of or access to symbolic links in this fashion that I may have missed. Seemed like a reasonable conclusion after

can not change a sysctl value

2005-08-17 Thread dave
Hello, I've added: kern.randompid=1 to my /etc/sysctl.conf file, but on boot the value isn't reset it's still zero, does anyone know why i can't reset this value? The box is not operating at an increased security level. Thanks. Dave. ___

Re: can not change a sysctl value

2005-08-17 Thread Glenn Dawson
At 11:08 AM 8/17/2005, dave wrote: Hello, I've added: kern.randompid=1 to my /etc/sysctl.conf file, but on boot the value isn't reset it's still zero, does anyone know why i can't reset this value? The box is not operating at an increased security level. It's probably read only. Try

sysctl options loader.conf or sysctl.conf

2005-08-03 Thread dick hoogendijk
I'm a bit confused about whcih options needs to be set where. I know i.e. that hw.ata.atapi_dma=1 needs to be set in /boot/loader.conf while others are set in /etc/sysctl.conf. I need to know where I can find info on the rules about this. Now I'm dependant on what I happen to read somewhere. I

Re: sysctl options loader.conf or sysctl.conf

2005-08-03 Thread Gary W. Swearingen
about this. Now I'm dependant on what I happen to read somewhere. Well, sysctl(8) refers to loader.conf(5), sysctl.conf(5), loader(8), which refer to /boot/defaults/loader.conf /etc/sysctl.conf and don't forget the handboot and FAQ. I read something about vfs.read_max=16 - where do I set this I

Re: sysctl options loader.conf or sysctl.conf

2005-08-03 Thread Charles Swiger
vfs.read_max=16 - where do I set this I wonder? Is there info about this somewhere? Look at /boot/defaults/loader.conf, that ought to give you a good idea of what needs to be (or can be) set via that. Otherwise, try using sysctl to change things, and if they are marked read-only, then they needed

Re: sysctl options loader.conf or sysctl.conf

2005-08-03 Thread dick hoogendijk
On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:48:04 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary W. Swearingen) wrote: Since sysctl.conf is read in only when going multi-user and that sounds like something you'd want always, I'd put it in loader.conf. Not so. I tried /boot/loader.conf but vfs.read_max still was default after the

RE: sysctl deadmantimer

2005-07-27 Thread Norbert Koch
In the BSD/OS there is a kernel countdown counter that can be used to reboot the machine in case of lock. It´s called deadmantimer. I used to put a cron entry to preset this counter every 3 min, so if it goes to zero the server is rebooted. In the past it save me some times.

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