Merge 7e1b76c46e into 7d219a7e05

* README: Add Communication section with Forum information

* Update README.md

README.md

@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ https://dev.azure.com/ansible/ansible.posix/_apis/build/status/CI?branchName=mai
 <!-- Describe the collection and why a user would want to use it. What does the collection do? -->
 An Ansible Collection of modules and plugins that target POSIX UNIX/Linux and derivative Operating Systems.
 
+## Communication
+
+* Join the Ansible forum:
+  * [Get Help](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6): get help or help others.
+  * [Social Spaces](https://forum.ansible.com/c/chat/4): gather and interact with fellow enthusiasts.
+  * [News & Announcements](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/5): track project-wide announcements including social events.
+
+* The Ansible [Bullhorn newsletter](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html#the-bullhorn): used to announce releases and important changes.
+
+For more information about communication, see the [Ansible communication guide](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/communication.html).
+
 ## Supported Versions of Ansible
 <!--start requires_ansible-->
 ## Ansible version compatibility

plugins/modules/sysctl.py

@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ import os
 import platform
 import re
 import tempfile
+import glob
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
@@ -114,12 +115,24 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
     # success or failure.
     LANG_ENV = {'LANG': 'C', 'LC_ALL': 'C', 'LC_MESSAGES': 'C'}
 
+    # We define a variable to keep all the directories to be read, equivalent to
+    # (/sbin/sysctl --system) option
+    SYSCTL_DIRS = [
+        '/etc/sysctl.d/*.conf',
+        '/run/sysctl.d/*.conf',
+        '/usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf',
+        '/usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf',
+        '/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf',
+        '/etc/sysctl.conf'
+    ]
+
     def __init__(self, module):
         self.module = module
         self.args = self.module.params
 
         self.sysctl_cmd = self.module.get_bin_path('sysctl', required=True)
         self.sysctl_file = self.args['sysctl_file']
+        self.system_Wide = self.args['system_Wide']
 
         self.proc_value = None  # current token value in proc fs
         self.file_value = None  # current token value in file
@@ -298,6 +311,13 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
             # so return here and do not continue to the error processing below
             # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/58158
             return
+        else:
+            if self.system_Wide:
+                for sysctl_file in self.SYSCTL_DIRS:
+                    for conf_file in glob.glob(sysctl_file):
+                        rc, out, err = self.module.run_command([self.sysctl_cmd, '-p', conf_file], environ_update=self.LANG_ENV)
+                        if rc != 0 or self._stderr_failed(err):
+                            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to reload sysctl: %s" % to_native(out) + to_native(err))
             else:
                 # system supports reloading via the -p flag to sysctl, so we'll use that
                 sysctl_args = [self.sysctl_cmd, '-p', self.sysctl_file]
@@ -394,7 +414,8 @@ def main():
             reload=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
             sysctl_set=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
             ignoreerrors=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
-            sysctl_file=dict(default='/etc/sysctl.conf', type='path')
+            sysctl_file=dict(default='/etc/sysctl.conf', type='path'),
+            system_wide=dict(default=False, type='bool'),  # system_wide parameter
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True,
         required_if=[('state', 'present', ['value'])],