http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539869
User AxelKoellhofer@web.de added comment
http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539869#c1
--- Comment #1 from Axel Köllhofer
With ipv6 dircetly compiled into the kernel, this will not work any longer and one would have to try explaining an unexperienced user how to disable ipv6 via sysctl (I think at least it is possible via sysctl, but TBH I never did this before, so it's just a guess).
To answer that question myself (and save me from some self made embarassement). The "sledgehammer"-workaround would be to add ipv6.disable=1 as a boot parameter. Still this had to be added to the entries in /boot/grub/menu.lst for the running kernel (to take effect after rebooting) and to the APPEND options in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader to have it as a persistent option which will stay there even after kernel updates. Certainly easier than changing/adding some the settings via /etc/sysctl.conf but still not very convincing compared to the easy fix via YaST when ipv6 is compiled as a module. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.