tells me i am running kernal version 2.6.33.4

/var/log/syslog says:
http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/NF_CT_ACCT.html says:
i am "unsure" out of sheer ignorance. Why would i EVER want/need/use "flow-based accounting or the `connbytes' match"?? If i don't know what this means, is it safe to say i will not need it?

Additionally, what steps do i take to "change it at boot time with nf_conntrack.acct=0/1 kernel parameter or by loading the nf_conntrack module with acct=0/1"???

slackware 13.1 newbie

Over a decade later is better than never (and this message still comes up in dmesg; "uname -r" = 2.6.32); to turn off:
sudo pico /etc/sysctl.conf (substitute nano for pico if you don't have that editor)
added "net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_acct=0" to the bottom
control "x", "y", enter
sudo shutdown -r now

note: had to add "nf_conntrack" to /etc/modules (new line at bottom, use pico or nano), as above wasn't working (yet "sudo sysctl -p" after it was booted up would switch it to "0"; so, there was some sort of startup order that wasn't timed right for this).

also note: you still have "CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT is deprecated" in dmesg (assuming that's up to a future kernel to actually stop using, not just threaten), but at least it's turned off (and I'm with you: not sure if I ever want/need/use, but you can easily turn it on by switching it to "1").

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