sysctl

Collection: posix

Full Name: parallax.posix.sysctl

Aliases: ansible.posix.sysctl, sysctl

Synopsis

Set kernel parameters and persist them to a sysctl file

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	yes		The dot-separated path to the sysctl parameter (e.g. net.ipv4.ip_forward)
value	string			Desired value of the sysctl parameter
state	string		`present`	Whether the entry should be present or absent in the sysctl file Choices: `present`, `absent`
reload	bool		`true`	Whether to reload sysctl settings from the sysctl file after changing
sysctl_file	string		`/etc/sysctl.conf`	Path to the sysctl configuration file
sysctl_set	bool		`false`	Verify token value with the sysctl command and set with -w if necessary
ignoreerrors	bool		`false`	Ignore errors about unknown keys

Example

- name: Allow the app to bind to low ports
  sysctl:
    name: net.ipv4.ip_unprivileged_port_start
    value: "80"
    sysctl_file: /etc/sysctl.d/99-app.conf
    reload: true
    state: present