[xubuntu-users] Changes made into sysctl.conf not getting picked up after reboot

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 16:01:21 +0200 (CEST), Prithvi wrote:
>The problem is that after a reboot the configuration given above is
>not applied. The entries are there in the sysctl.conf file but the
>ICMP services are not disabled. What can be the reason behind this?

Hi,

maybe it's overridden by a file in /etc/sysctl.d/. Those "drop-in"
directories could be a PITA, probably the worst step in the wrong
direction Linux ever made.

Regards,
Ralf