From 394c27c1a6e4edc382857db0f6739a35c0cb7c5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: A Holt Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 04:56:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] 2-common/tasks/network.yml: Explain /etc/sysctl.conf changes --- roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml b/roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml index 9b3257e09..df9b839be 100644 --- a/roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml +++ b/roles/2-common/tasks/network.yml @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mode: '0755' # Ongoing rework (e.g. PR #2652) arising from ansible.posix collection changes: -- name: Use 'sysctl' to set 5 network/kernel settings, turning off IPv6 if possible +- name: "Use 'sysctl' to set 'kernel.core_uses_pid: 1' + 4 network settings in /etc/sysctl.conf -- e.g. disabling IPv6 (this might be overkill, as IPv6 should really only be disabled on the LAN side, i.e. br0)" sysctl: # Places these settings in /etc/sysctl.conf, to survive reboot name: "{{ item.name }}" value: "{{ item.value }}"