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Originally Posted by CyberJet
Can you please explain how to set the sysctl net.inet.ip.multipath=1with the dollar sign. I have this enabled on sysctl.conf and set to 1 but I don't understand the $.
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The dollar sign denotes a user account's shell prompt. This is to be distinguished from the hash or pound sign which which denotes the root account. The difference between '
$' and '
#' are to point out whether the following command needs to be run as root
(through sudo(8) or su(1)...) or whether a generic user account is sufficient.
As examples, to view how
net.inet.ip.multipath is set, simply issue the following command from a user account:
$ sysctl net.inet.ip.multipath
In comparison, disk partitioning can
only be viewed with root permission:
# disklabel wd0
In both of these examples, neither '
$' nor '
#' are typed at the shell prompt. They
denote the shell prompt & necessary permissions.
This same convention is used throughout the official FAQ.