sysctl complains about missing "net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max" key

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Issue

The OpenShift Deployment Guide recommends the following be added to the sysctl.conf file:

net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max = 1048576

When doing so the following error is seen:

# sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
...
error: "net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max" is an unknown key

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 6
  • OpenShift Enterprise

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