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# sk166179 - VPN Kernel changes made in vpnkern.conf are not set after reboot

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk166179 |
| Date Created | 2020-04-16 |
| Last Modified | 2026-02-23 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- * VPN kernel changes made in the *$FWDIR/boot/modules/vpnkern.conf* file are not set after reboot.

* Setting the value on the fly with the `fw ctl set int` commands works until the next reboot.

## Cause

The file vpnkern.conf has been deprecated in R80.20.

## Solution

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