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Rename "Enabling Unsafe Sysctls" section
Section called "Enabling Unsafe Sysctls" sounds dangerous, when trying to tell someone that `net.ipv4.ip_unprivileged_port_start` is considered a _safe_ sysctl in current Kubernetes versions. The overall explanation of safe and unsafe sysctls should be renamed more generic, and later subsection about how to actually enable unsafes can retain the pre-existing section name.
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content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/sysctl-cluster.md

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## Enabling Unsafe Sysctls
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## Safe and Unsafe Sysctls
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Sysctls are grouped into _safe_ and _unsafe_ sysctls. In addition to proper
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Kubernetes classes sysctls as either _safe_ or _unsafe_. In addition to proper
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namespacing, a _safe_ sysctl must be properly _isolated_ between pods on the
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same node. This means that setting a _safe_ sysctl for one pod
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This list will be extended in future Kubernetes versions when the kubelet
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### Enabling Unsafe Sysctls
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All _safe_ sysctls are enabled by default.
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All _unsafe_ sysctls are disabled by default and must be allowed manually by the

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