On Sat, 27 Jul 2024 at 00:12, Vincent Lefevre <vinc...@vinc17.net> wrote:

> On 2024-07-26 15:27:25 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > The sysctl.conf(5) man page is still there and yields confusion.
> >
> >        sysctl.conf - sysctl preload/configuration file
> > [...]
> >        /etc/sysctl.conf
>
procps sysctl still reads this. sysctl.conf
systemd-sysctl does not, which is not ideal.

Since systemd already provides /usr/share/man/man5/sysctl.d.5.gz,
> I suppose that the sysctl.conf(5) man page should be dropped,
> and any reference to it (e.g. in /etc/sysctl.d/README.sysctl)
> should be removed.
>
That assumes there is systemd-sysctl installed, which might not be the case.

There should be a note in sysctl.conf stating this is for procps sysctl,
I'll add that.

 - Craig

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