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Subject: Re: Keep log_in_vain Value
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Matt "Cyber Dog" LaPlante wrote:
> Right now on a FreeBSD 4.7 box, net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain and
> net.inet.udp.log_in_vain are both turned on.  I know they can be disabled
> using sysctl, but this only fixes the problem until the machine is rebooted,
> at which point they both come back on.

These default to off, so I would suggest you check /etc/sysctl.conf and see 
whether they are being turned on there, and then change that.  :-)

Otherwise, something like "grep log_in_vain /etc/*" might give a hint...

-- 
-Chuck