The ctld service does not wait for sysctl.conf to be evaluated before running. Unfortunately, the drivers for some popular cards require sysctl configuration in sysctl.conf (not possible in loader.conf) to bring them up in the correct mode (e.g. mlx4/mlx4en to set the card in ip instead of ib mode), meaning that when ctld starts up, it fails immediately because it can't listen on the requested address. I'm unsure how to modify /etc/rc.d/ctld to enact a dependency on sysctl.conf's evaluation; for my purposes I ended up hacking the ctld service itself to unconditionally execute the sysctls I need set prior to actually processing the service start command.
Created attachment 221173 [details] Add dependancy on NETWORKING If the ctl.conf specifies an IP address then ctld won't start. Adding a requirement on NETWORKING will solve my issue, and your example. What other sysctl's were you using?
NETWORKING requires netif which requires sysctl
Yup. This should do the trick.