Package: procps Version: 1:3.2.7-9 Severity: normal Tags: patch User: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Usertags: origin-ubuntu intrepid ubuntu-patch
This patch adds some more helpful comments to the default sysctl.conf files, including some pointers to the new sysctl.d directory. Thanks, -Kees -- Kees Cook @outflux.net
diff -u procps-3.2.7/debian/sysctl.conf procps-3.2.7/debian/sysctl.conf --- procps-3.2.7/debian/sysctl.conf +++ procps-3.2.7/debian/sysctl.conf @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ # # /etc/sysctl.conf - Configuration file for setting system variables +# See /etc/sysctl.d/ for additional system variables. # See sysctl.conf (5) for information. # @@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ #net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=1 # Uncomment the next line to enable TCP/IP SYN cookies +# This disables TCP Window Scaling (http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/5/167), +# and is not recommended. #net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies=1 # Uncomment the next line to enable packet forwarding for IPv4
