[pve-devel] [PATCH docs] Update zfs swap documentation to be in line with debian trixie changes.

[pve-devel] [PATCH docs] Update zfs swap documentation to be in line with debian trixie changes.

[Manuel Federanko]

Debian trixie does no longer read /etc/sysctl.conf [1]

[1] https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/issues.html#etc-sysctl-conf-is-no-longer-honored

Signed-off-by: Manuel Federanko <m.federanko@proxmox.com>
---
 local-zfs.adoc | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/local-zfs.adoc b/local-zfs.adoc
index 4f20d00..85fa092 100644
--- a/local-zfs.adoc
+++ b/local-zfs.adoc
@@ -659,8 +659,9 @@ installer. Additionally, you can lower the
 # sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10
 ----
 
-To make the swappiness persistent, open `/etc/sysctl.conf` with
-an editor of your choice and add the following line:
+To make the swappiness persistent, create a new file
+`/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf` with an editor of your choice and add the
+following line:
 
 --------
 vm.swappiness = 10
-- 
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Re: [pve-devel] [PATCH docs] Update zfs swap documentation to be in line with debian trixie changes.

[Lukas Wagner]

On Mon Jan 26, 2026 at 11:52 AM CET, Manuel Federanko wrote:
> Debian trixie does no longer read /etc/sysctl.conf [1]
>
> [1] https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/issues.html#etc-sysctl-conf-is-no-longer-honored
>
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Federanko <m.federanko@proxmox.com>
> ---
>  local-zfs.adoc | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/local-zfs.adoc b/local-zfs.adoc
> index 4f20d00..85fa092 100644
> --- a/local-zfs.adoc
> +++ b/local-zfs.adoc
> @@ -659,8 +659,9 @@ installer. Additionally, you can lower the
>  # sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10
>  ----
>  
> -To make the swappiness persistent, open `/etc/sysctl.conf` with
> -an editor of your choice and add the following line:
> +To make the swappiness persistent, create a new file
> +`/etc/sysctl.d/99-swappiness.conf` with an editor of your choice and add the
> +following line:
>  
>  --------
>  vm.swappiness = 10

I just applied the same patch for PDM, so consider this:

Reviewed-by: Lukas Wagner <l.wagner@proxmox.com>

and technically also:

Suggested-by: Lukas Wagner <l.wagner@proxmox.com>




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