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10-console-messages.conf	77	0644	editdlrm
10-ipv6-privacy.conf	490	0644	editdlrm
10-kernel-hardening.conf	726	0644	editdlrm
10-link-restrictions.conf	257	0644	editdlrm
10-magic-sysrq.conf	1184	0644	editdlrm
10-network-security.conf	158	0644	editdlrm
10-ptrace.conf	1292	0644	editdlrm
10-zeropage.conf	506	0644	editdlrm
README.sysctl	792	0644	editdlrm

Kernel system variables configuration files Files found under the /etc/sysctl.d directory that end with .conf are parsed within sysctl(8) at boot time. If you want to set kernel variables you can either edit /etc/sysctl.conf or make a new file. The filename isn't important, but don't make it a package name as it may clash with something the package builder needs later. It must end with .conf though. My personal preference would be for local system settings to go into /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf but as long as you follow the rules for the names of the file, anything will work. See sysctl.conf(8) man page for details of the format. After making any changes, please run "service procps reload" (or, from a Debian package maintainer script "deb-systemd-invoke restart procps.service").