Definitions for "Sysctl"
Secure System Command Execution Tool. An authenticated client/server system for running commands remotely and in parallel.
Sysctl is an interface for examining and dynamically changing parameters in a BSD Unix (or Linux) operating system kernel. Generally, these parameters (identified as objects in a Management Information Base) describe tunable limits such as the size of a shared memory segment, the number of threads the operating system will use as an NFS client, or the maximum number of processes on the system; or describe, enable or disable behaviors such as IP forwarding, security restrictions on the superuser (the "securelevel"), or debugging output.