s/sysctl -w/sysctl/

14 files changed, 163 insertions, 163 deletions

diff --git a/etc/etc.alpha/rc.alpha b/etc/etc.alpha/rc.alpha
index cc2b3a3..9488e02 100644
--- a/etc/etc.alpha/rc.alpha
+++ b/etc/etc.alpha/rc.alpha
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ esac
 #
 case ${unaligned_print} in
 [Nn][Oo])
-       sysctl -w machdep.unaligned_print=0
+       sysctl machdep.unaligned_print=0
        ;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/etc/etc.ia64/rc.ia64 b/etc/etc.ia64/rc.ia64
index 1b2991d..ecde18e 100644
--- a/etc/etc.ia64/rc.ia64
+++ b/etc/etc.ia64/rc.ia64
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ echo -n 'Initial rc.ia64 initialization:'
 #
 case ${unaligned_print} in
 [Nn][Oo])
-       sysctl -w machdep.unaligned_print=0
+       sysctl machdep.unaligned_print=0
        ;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/etc/network.subr b/etc/network.subr
index b9b67fe..fa6af3e 100644
--- a/etc/network.subr
+++ b/etc/network.subr
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 			case ${firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -409,77 +409,77 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' tcp extensions=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_bmcastecho} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' broadcast ping responses=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_drop_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ignore ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_log_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' log ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IP gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${forward_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' do source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${accept_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' accept source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_keepalive} in
 	[Nn][Oo])
 		echo -n ' TCP keepalive=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_drop_synfin} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' drop SYN+FIN packets=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${ipxgateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPX gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${arpproxy_all} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ARP proxyall=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_first=$ip_portrange_first"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_last=$ip_portrange_last"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ network_pass3() {
 				case ${nfs_reserved_port_only} in
 				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 					echo -n ' NFS on reserved port only=YES'
-					sysctl -w vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
+					sysctl vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
 					;;
 				esac
 
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ network_pass3() {
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
 			fi
 			if [ -n "${nfs_bufpackets}" ]; then
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
 			fi
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ network_pass4() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' log_in_vain=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
-		sysctl -w net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 557146b..0ffbc40 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ case ${harvest_interrupt} in
 	;;
 *)
 	if [ -w /dev/random ]; then
-		/sbin/sysctl -w kern.random.sys.harvest.interrupt=1 >/dev/null
+		/sbin/sysctl kern.random.sys.harvest.interrupt=1 >/dev/null
 		echo -n ' interrupts'
 	fi
 	;;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ case ${harvest_ethernet} in
 	;;
 *)
 	if [ -w /dev/random ]; then
-		/sbin/sysctl -w kern.random.sys.harvest.ethernet=1 >/dev/null
+		/sbin/sysctl kern.random.sys.harvest.ethernet=1 >/dev/null
 		echo -n ' ethernet'
 	fi
 	;;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ case ${harvest_p_to_p} in
 	;;
 *)
 	if [ -w /dev/random ]; then
-	/sbin/sysctl -w kern.random.sys.harvest.point_to_point=1 >/dev/null
+	/sbin/sysctl kern.random.sys.harvest.point_to_point=1 >/dev/null
 		echo -n ' point_to_point'
 	fi
 	;;
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ case ${kern_securelevel_enable} in
 [Yy][Ee][Ss])
 	if [ "${kern_securelevel}" -ge 0 ]; then
 		echo 'Raising kernel security level: '
-		sysctl -w kern.securelevel=${kern_securelevel}
+		sysctl kern.securelevel=${kern_securelevel}
 	fi
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/netoptions b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
index b9b67fe..fa6af3e 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/netoptions
+++ b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 			case ${firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -409,77 +409,77 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' tcp extensions=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_bmcastecho} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' broadcast ping responses=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_drop_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ignore ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_log_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' log ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IP gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${forward_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' do source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${accept_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' accept source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_keepalive} in
 	[Nn][Oo])
 		echo -n ' TCP keepalive=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_drop_synfin} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' drop SYN+FIN packets=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${ipxgateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPX gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${arpproxy_all} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ARP proxyall=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_first=$ip_portrange_first"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_last=$ip_portrange_last"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ network_pass3() {
 				case ${nfs_reserved_port_only} in
 				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 					echo -n ' NFS on reserved port only=YES'
-					sysctl -w vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
+					sysctl vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
 					;;
 				esac
 
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ network_pass3() {
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
 			fi
 			if [ -n "${nfs_bufpackets}" ]; then
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
 			fi
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ network_pass4() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' log_in_vain=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
-		sysctl -w net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network b/etc/rc.d/network
index c9856b6..70a8019 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/network
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ network_start()
 		#
 		route add -inet6 ::0.0.0.0 -prefixlen 96 ::1 -reject
 
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=0 >/dev/null
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0 >/dev/null
 
 		# backward compatibility
 		#
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ network_start()
 		case $ip6mode in
 		router)
 			echo 'IPv6 mode: router'
-			sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
+			sysctl net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
 			;;
 
 		autohost)
 			echo 'IPv6 mode: autoconfigured host'
-			sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=1 >/dev/null
+			sysctl net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=1 >/dev/null
 			;;
 
 		host)	
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network1 b/etc/rc.d/network1
index b9b67fe..fa6af3e 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network1
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network1
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 			case ${firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -409,77 +409,77 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' tcp extensions=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_bmcastecho} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' broadcast ping responses=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_drop_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ignore ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_log_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' log ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IP gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${forward_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' do source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${accept_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' accept source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_keepalive} in
 	[Nn][Oo])
 		echo -n ' TCP keepalive=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_drop_synfin} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' drop SYN+FIN packets=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${ipxgateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPX gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${arpproxy_all} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ARP proxyall=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_first=$ip_portrange_first"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_last=$ip_portrange_last"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ network_pass3() {
 				case ${nfs_reserved_port_only} in
 				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 					echo -n ' NFS on reserved port only=YES'
-					sysctl -w vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
+					sysctl vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
 					;;
 				esac
 
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ network_pass3() {
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
 			fi
 			if [ -n "${nfs_bufpackets}" ]; then
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
 			fi
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ network_pass4() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' log_in_vain=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
-		sysctl -w net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network2 b/etc/rc.d/network2
index b9b67fe..fa6af3e 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network2
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network2
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 			case ${firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -409,77 +409,77 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' tcp extensions=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_bmcastecho} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' broadcast ping responses=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_drop_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ignore ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_log_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' log ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IP gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${forward_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' do source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${accept_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' accept source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_keepalive} in
 	[Nn][Oo])
 		echo -n ' TCP keepalive=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_drop_synfin} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' drop SYN+FIN packets=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${ipxgateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPX gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${arpproxy_all} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ARP proxyall=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_first=$ip_portrange_first"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_last=$ip_portrange_last"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ network_pass3() {
 				case ${nfs_reserved_port_only} in
 				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 					echo -n ' NFS on reserved port only=YES'
-					sysctl -w vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
+					sysctl vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
 					;;
 				esac
 
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ network_pass3() {
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
 			fi
 			if [ -n "${nfs_bufpackets}" ]; then
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
 			fi
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ network_pass4() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' log_in_vain=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
-		sysctl -w net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network3 b/etc/rc.d/network3
index b9b67fe..fa6af3e 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network3
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network3
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 			case ${firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -409,77 +409,77 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' tcp extensions=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_bmcastecho} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' broadcast ping responses=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_drop_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ignore ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_log_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' log ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IP gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${forward_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' do source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${accept_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' accept source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_keepalive} in
 	[Nn][Oo])
 		echo -n ' TCP keepalive=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_drop_synfin} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' drop SYN+FIN packets=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${ipxgateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPX gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${arpproxy_all} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ARP proxyall=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_first=$ip_portrange_first"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_last=$ip_portrange_last"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ network_pass3() {
 				case ${nfs_reserved_port_only} in
 				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 					echo -n ' NFS on reserved port only=YES'
-					sysctl -w vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
+					sysctl vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
 					;;
 				esac
 
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ network_pass3() {
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
 			fi
 			if [ -n "${nfs_bufpackets}" ]; then
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
 			fi
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ network_pass4() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' log_in_vain=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
-		sysctl -w net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network_ipv6 b/etc/rc.d/network_ipv6
index 37dfae5..585dd99 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network_ipv6
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network_ipv6
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ network6_pass1() {
 			case ${ipv6_firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'IPv6 Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet6.ip6.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ network6_pass1() {
 	case ${ipv6_gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		# act as a router
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0
 
 		# wait for DAD
 		for i in $ipv6_network_interfaces; do
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ network6_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		# act as endhost - start with manual configuration
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=0
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=0
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ network6_pass1() {
 	case ${ipv6_ipv4mapping} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPv4 mapped IPv6 address support=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.v6only=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.v6only=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	'' | *)
 		echo -n ' IPv4 mapped IPv6 address support=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.v6only=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.v6only=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ network6_interface_setup() {
 		# You can configure only single interface, as
 		# specification assumes that autoconfigured host has
 		# single interface only.
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=1
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=1
 		set ${rtsol_interfaces}
 		ifconfig $1 up
 		rtsol $1
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ network6_faith_setup() {
 	[Nn][Oo] | '')
 		;;
 	*)
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.keepfaith=1
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.keepfaith=1
 		ifconfig faith0 up
 		for prefix in ${ipv6_faith_prefix}; do
 			prefixlen=`expr "${prefix}" : ".*/\(.*\)"`
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/routing b/etc/rc.d/routing
index b9b67fe..fa6af3e 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/routing
+++ b/etc/rc.d/routing
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 			case ${firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -409,77 +409,77 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' tcp extensions=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_bmcastecho} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' broadcast ping responses=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_drop_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ignore ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_log_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' log ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IP gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${forward_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' do source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${accept_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' accept source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_keepalive} in
 	[Nn][Oo])
 		echo -n ' TCP keepalive=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_drop_synfin} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' drop SYN+FIN packets=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${ipxgateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPX gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${arpproxy_all} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ARP proxyall=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_first=$ip_portrange_first"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_last=$ip_portrange_last"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ network_pass3() {
 				case ${nfs_reserved_port_only} in
 				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 					echo -n ' NFS on reserved port only=YES'
-					sysctl -w vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
+					sysctl vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
 					;;
 				esac
 
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ network_pass3() {
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
 			fi
 			if [ -n "${nfs_bufpackets}" ]; then
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
 			fi
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ network_pass4() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' log_in_vain=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
-		sysctl -w net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/securelevel b/etc/rc.d/securelevel
index a683a74..c3f3121 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/securelevel
+++ b/etc/rc.d/securelevel
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ securelevel_start()
 	#
 	if [ -n "$securelevel" ]; then
 		echo -n "Setting securelevel: "
-		sysctl -w kern.securelevel=$securelevel
+		sysctl kern.securelevel=$securelevel
 	else
 		securelevel=`sysctl -n kern.securelevel`
 		if [ x"$securelevel" = x0 ]; then
 			echo -n "Setting securelevel: "
-			sysctl -w kern.securelevel=1
+			sysctl kern.securelevel=1
 		fi
  	fi
 }
diff --git a/etc/rc.network b/etc/rc.network
index b9b67fe..fa6af3e 100644
--- a/etc/rc.network
+++ b/etc/rc.network
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 			case ${firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -409,77 +409,77 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' tcp extensions=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_bmcastecho} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' broadcast ping responses=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_drop_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ignore ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${icmp_log_redirect} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' log ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IP gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${forward_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' do source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${accept_sourceroute} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' accept source routing=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_keepalive} in
 	[Nn][Oo])
 		echo -n ' TCP keepalive=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${tcp_drop_synfin} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' drop SYN+FIN packets=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${ipxgateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPX gateway=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${arpproxy_all} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' ARP proxyall=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_first=$ip_portrange_first"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ network_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n " ip_portrange_last=$ip_portrange_last"
-		sysctl -w net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ network_pass3() {
 				case ${nfs_reserved_port_only} in
 				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 					echo -n ' NFS on reserved port only=YES'
-					sysctl -w vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
+					sysctl vfs.nfsrv.nfs_privport=1 > /dev/null
 					;;
 				esac
 
@@ -716,10 +716,10 @@ network_pass3() {
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
 			fi
 			if [ -n "${nfs_bufpackets}" ]; then
-				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
+				sysctl vfs.nfs.bufpackets=${nfs_bufpackets} > /dev/null
 			fi
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@ network_pass4() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo -n ' log_in_vain=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
-		sysctl -w net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
diff --git a/etc/rc.network6 b/etc/rc.network6
index 37dfae5..585dd99 100644
--- a/etc/rc.network6
+++ b/etc/rc.network6
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ network6_pass1() {
 			case ${ipv6_firewall_logging} in
 			[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
 				echo 'IPv6 Firewall logging=YES'
-				sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
+				sysctl net.inet6.ip6.fw.verbose=1 >/dev/null
 				;;
 			*)
 				;;
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ network6_pass1() {
 	case ${ipv6_gateway_enable} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		# act as a router
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0
 
 		# wait for DAD
 		for i in $ipv6_network_interfaces; do
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ network6_pass1() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		# act as endhost - start with manual configuration
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=0
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=0
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=0
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ network6_pass1() {
 	case ${ipv6_ipv4mapping} in
 	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
 		echo -n ' IPv4 mapped IPv6 address support=YES'
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.v6only=0 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.v6only=0 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	'' | *)
 		echo -n ' IPv4 mapped IPv6 address support=NO'
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.v6only=1 >/dev/null
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.v6only=1 >/dev/null
 		;;
 	esac
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ network6_interface_setup() {
 		# You can configure only single interface, as
 		# specification assumes that autoconfigured host has
 		# single interface only.
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=1
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.accept_rtadv=1
 		set ${rtsol_interfaces}
 		ifconfig $1 up
 		rtsol $1
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ network6_faith_setup() {
 	[Nn][Oo] | '')
 		;;
 	*)
-		sysctl -w net.inet6.ip6.keepfaith=1
+		sysctl net.inet6.ip6.keepfaith=1
 		ifconfig faith0 up
 		for prefix in ${ipv6_faith_prefix}; do
 			prefixlen=`expr "${prefix}" : ".*/\(.*\)"`