[arch-general] Fwd: [arch-dev-public] systemd 207 ignores /etc/sysctl.conf

[Martti Kühne]

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Pierre Schmitz <pierre at archlinux.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> a new features in systemd 207 is to no longer read /etc/sysctl.conf.
> Instead /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf has to be used. Imho this needs a news item
> and we also need to think about what to do with the file we ship as part
> of procps-ng.
>
> From the systemd changelog:
>         * The systemd-sysctl tool no longer natively reads the
>           file /etc/sysctl.conf. If desired, the file should be
>           symlinked from /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf. Apart from
>           providing legacy support by a symlink rather than built-in
>           code, it also makes the otherwise hidden order of application
>           of the different files visible.
>

I may sound lazy, but can't we just provide that symlink and get done
with other problems?

cheers!
mar77i