Make type editable in tunables

[obkgroove21]

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At the moment, all changes made in tunables are automatically added to /boot/loader.conf, even if the change is for /etc/sysctl.conf It is not possible to change the type to sysctl in order the entry to be applied to the correct config.

Describe the solution you like

The type should be editable in the GUI to determine what entry belongs to the suitable confog.

Describe alternatives you considered

Temporarily manual added change fpr /etc/sysctl.conf to /usr/local/etc/sysctl.conf gesetzt and then applied with sysctl -f /usr/local/etc/sysctl.conf

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[fichtner]

The type is not meant to steer the tunable. It is merely a reflection of what the OS thinks it may be. Most tunables work in loader.conf and sysctl.conf anyway. A lot of special exceptions apply for various reasons intransparent to the user (hidden in OS code, especially environment variables for the boot loader).

Cheers, Franco

[obkgroove21]

Hello Franco,

how can I achieve, that configs for /etc/sysctl.conf set in tunables are applied correctly?

See also: https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=49769.0

Cheers

[fichtner]

We do not use /etc/sysctl.conf. All the tunables in the GUI are applied as sysctls during runtime though so I don't understand the issue except that we do not populate that file or use it for loading user syctls (because then these are not backed up in the config.xml).

Cheers, Franco

[obkgroove21]

The problem is:

When I add something for sysctl

net.inet.ip.portrange.reservedlow=0 net.inet.ip.portrange.reservedhigh=0 security.mac.portacl.port_high=1023 security.mac.portacl.suser_exempt=1 security.mac.portacl.rules=uid:53:tcp:53,uid:53:udp:53

it is added to /boot/loader.conf after applying in the GUI.

[obkgroove21]

@fichtner : Am I wrong or did I misunderstand something?

[AdSchellevis]

https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/settingsmenu.html#tunables ?

[obkgroove21]

Hello at @AdSchellevis ,

maybe you can have a look at: https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=49769.msg252809#msg252809

I think everything is described there.

Thank you!

Greetings!

[fichtner]

Close then?

[obkgroove21]

My question was, if it is correct, that variables for sysctl.conf are applied into loader.conf as described in Post #1 in https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=49769 ?

[fichtner]

I'll try one more time: we do not use sysctl.conf -- we directly apply tunables with sysctl to the kernel.

Cheers, Franco