From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 19 22:30:10 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2934E106566C for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 22:30:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF1F88FC0C for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 22:30:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p4JMU96X036584 for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 22:30:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p4JMU9gH036576; Thu, 19 May 2011 22:30:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 22:30:09 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201105192230.p4JMU9gH036576@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Lyndon Nerenberg Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BFDC1065674 for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 22:24:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lyndon@orthanc.ca) Received: from orthanc.ca (ve6bbm-1-pt.tunnel.tserv13.ash1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:7:139::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EED48FC0C for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 22:24:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from orthanc.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by orthanc.ca (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p4JMOOgq000235 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 19 May 2011 15:24:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lyndon@orthanc.ca) Received: (from lyndon@localhost) by orthanc.ca (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p4JI3whu099185; Thu, 19 May 2011 11:03:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lyndon) Message-Id: <201105191803.p4JI3whu099185@orthanc.ca> Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 11:03:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Lyndon Nerenberg To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: conf/157189: Default /etc/sysctl.conf should be removed. X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 22:30:10 -0000 >Number: 157189 >Category: conf >Synopsis: Default /etc/sysctl.conf should be removed. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu May 19 22:30:09 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Lyndon Nerenberg >Release: FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE i386 >Organization: none >Environment: System: FreeBSD orthanc.ca 8.1-STABLE FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE #2: Thu Aug 19 12:59:29 PDT 2010 lyndon@orthanc.ca:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ORTHANC i386 >Description: The installers put in place a sysctl.conf file that does nothing, but which contains a $FreeBSD$ header. This results in a no-op file serves only to create noise when mergemaster is run on a system that actually uses sysctl.conf to override default settings. Since the distribution will never use this file to set system defaults, the $FreeBSD$ header is pointless. As with /etc/rc.local, this file should not be present unless explicitly created by the system administrator. >How-To-Repeat: n/a >Fix: Remove /etc/sysctl.conf from the distribution installs. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: