[PLUG] Linux clinic Sun - kernel hacking?

Tony Rick tonyr42 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 17 23:48:41 UTC 2009


On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Mike Connors <mconnors1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Alan wrote:
> > BTW, you do not need to recompile the kernel to disable ipv6.
> >
> > In /etc/modules.d/aliases make the following additions/changes:
> >
> >  alias ipv6 off
> >  alias net-pf-10 off
> >  Once you reboot, ipv6 will no longer load.
> This is exactly what I tried to do however, the "alias net-pf-10 off"
> statement is not in
> my /etc/modules.d/aliases file. The post I read referenced another aliases
> file, maybe
> aliases.conf ?, which I don't have on my system. So do I just add the
> "alias net-pf-10 off"
> statement to my /etc/modules.d/aliases file?
>
>
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FWIW, my Karmic system doesn't have either. Neither does LinuxMint. sidux
uses 'alias.conf', while lenny, mepis  and Hardy use 'aliases' (which looks
almost exactly like the sidux aliases.conf).

- tony



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