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Tweak sysctl docs so they'll web-render

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Michael DeHaan 2013-01-26 12:58:12 -05:00
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@ -24,47 +24,43 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
module: sysctl
short_description: Permit to handle sysctl.conf entries
description:
- This module handle the entries in C(/etc/sysctl.conf),
and perform a I(/sbin/sysctl -p) after any change
- This module manipulates sysctl entries and performs a I(/sbin/sysctl -p) after changing them.
version_added: "0.6"
options:
name:
description:
- |
also known as "key",
this is the short path, point separated to the sysctl entry eg: C(vm.swappiness)"
- "this is the short path, decimal seperated, to the sysctl entry, ex: C(vm.swappiness)"
required: true
default: null
aliases: [ 'key' ]
value:
description:
- "value to affect to the sysctl entry, to not provide if state=absent"
- set the sysctl value to this entry
required: false
default: null
aliases: [ 'val' ]
state:
description:
- state=present the entry is added if not exist, or updated if exist
state=absent the entry is removed if exist
- whether the entry should be present or absent
choices: [ "present", "absent" ]
default: present
checks:
description:
- C(checks)=I(none) no smart/facultative checks will be made
C(checks)=I(before) some checks performed before any update (ie. does the sysctl key is writable ?)
C(checks)=I(after) some checks performed after an update (ie. does kernel give back the setted value ?)
C(checks)=I(both) all the smart checks I(before and after) are performed
- if C(checks)=I(none) no smart/facultative checks will be made
- if C(checks)=I(before) some checks performed before any update (ie. does the sysctl key is writable ?)
- if C(checks)=I(after) some checks performed after an update (ie. does kernel give back the setted value ?)
- if C(checks)=I(both) all the smart checks I(before and after) are performed
choices: [ "none", "before", "after", "both" ]
default: both
reload:
description:
- C(reload=yes) perform a I(/sbin/sysctl -p) if C(sysctl_file) updated !
C(reload=no) do not reload I(sysctl) even if C(sysctl_file) updated !
- if C(reload=yes), performs a I(/sbin/sysctl -p) if the C(sysctl_file) is updated
- if C(reload=no), does not reload I(sysctl) even if the C(sysctl_file) is updated
choices: [ yes, no ]
default: yes
sysctl_file:
description:
- specify the absolute path to C(/etc/sysctl.conf)
- specifies the absolute path to C(sysctl.conf), if not /etc/sysctl.conf
required: false
default: /etc/sysctl.conf
examples: