[pbs-devel] [PATCH backup] docs: update zfs swap docs to be in line with debian trixie changes.

Manuel Federanko m.federanko at proxmox.com
Mon Jan 26 12:01:15 CET 2026


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 at proxmox.com>
---
 docs/local-zfs.rst | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/local-zfs.rst b/docs/local-zfs.rst
index b7bc727b..9b8ab9de 100644
--- a/docs/local-zfs.rst
+++ b/docs/local-zfs.rst
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ A good value for servers is 10:

   # 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:

 .. code-block:: console

--
2.47.3




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