diff --git a/plugins/modules/sysrc.py b/plugins/modules/sysrc.py
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+./system/sysrc.py
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diff --git a/plugins/modules/system/sysrc.py b/plugins/modules/system/sysrc.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2019 David Lundgren <dlundgren@syberisle.net>
+#
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+---
+author:
+    - David Lundgren (@dlundgren)
+module: sysrc
+short_description: Manage FreeBSD using sysrc
+version_added: '2.0.0'
+description:
+    - Manages C(/etc/rc.conf) for FreeBSD.
+options:
+    name:
+        description:
+            - Name of variable in C(/etc/rc.conf) to manage.
+        type: str
+        required: true
+    value:
+        description:
+            - The value to set when I(state=present).
+            - The value to add when I(state=value_present).
+            - The value to remove when I(state=value_absent).
+        type: str
+    state:
+        description:
+            - Use I(present) to add the variable.
+            - Use I(absent) to remove the variable.
+            - Use I(value_present) to add the value to the existing variable.
+            - Use I(value_absent) to remove the value from the existing variable.
+        type: str
+        default: "present"
+        choices: [ absent, present, value_present, value_absent ]
+    path:
+        description:
+            - Path to file to use instead of C(/etc/rc.conf).
+        type: str
+        default: "/etc/rc.conf"
+    delim:
+        description:
+            - Delimiter to be used instead of C( ).
+            - Only used when I(state=value_present) or I(state=value_absent).
+        default: " "
+        type: str
+    jail:
+        description:
+            - Name or ID of the jail to operate on.
+        type: str
+notes:
+  - The C(name) cannot contain periods as sysrc does not support OID style names.
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+---
+# enable mysql in the /etc/rc.conf
+- name: Configure mysql pid file
+  community.general.sysrc:
+    name: mysql_pidfile
+    value: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid"
+
+# enable accf_http kld in the boot loader
+- name: Enable accf_http kld
+  community.general.sysrc:
+    name: accf_http_load
+    state: present
+    value: "YES"
+    path: /boot/loader.conf
+
+# add gif0 to cloned_interfaces
+- name: Add gif0 interface
+  community.general.sysrc:
+    name: cloned_interfaces
+    state: value_present
+    value: "gif0"
+
+# enable nginx on a jail
+- name: Enable nginx in test jail
+  community.general.sysrc:
+    name: nginx_enable
+    value: "YES"
+    jail: testjail
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+changed:
+  description: Return changed for sysrc actions.
+  returned: always
+  type: bool
+  sample: true
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import re
+
+
+class Sysrc(object):
+    def __init__(self, module, name, value, path, delim, jail):
+        self.module = module
+        self.name = name
+        self.changed = False
+        self.value = value
+        self.path = path
+        self.delim = delim
+        self.jail = jail
+        self.sysrc = module.get_bin_path('sysrc', True)
+
+    def has_unknown_variable(self, out, err):
+        # newer versions of sysrc use stderr instead of stdout
+        return err.find("unknown variable") > 0 or out.find("unknown variable") > 0
+
+    def exists(self):
+        # sysrc doesn't really use exit codes
+        (rc, out, err) = self.run_sysrc(self.name)
+        if self.value is None:
+            regex = "%s: " % re.escape(self.name)
+        else:
+            regex = "%s: %s$" % (re.escape(self.name), re.escape(self.value))
+
+        return not self.has_unknown_variable(out, err) and re.match(regex, out) is not None
+
+    def contains(self):
+        (rc, out, err) = self.run_sysrc('-n', self.name)
+        if self.has_unknown_variable(out, err):
+            return False
+
+        return self.value in out.strip().split(self.delim)
+
+    def present(self):
+        if self.exists():
+            return
+
+        if self.module.check_mode:
+            self.changed = True
+            return
+
+        (rc, out, err) = self.run_sysrc("%s=%s" % (self.name, self.value))
+        if out.find("%s:" % self.name) == 0 and re.search("-> %s$" % re.escape(self.value), out) is not None:
+            self.changed = True
+
+    def absent(self):
+        if not self.exists():
+            return
+
+        # inversed since we still need to mark as changed
+        if not self.module.check_mode:
+            (rc, out, err) = self.run_sysrc('-x', self.name)
+            if self.has_unknown_variable(out, err):
+                return
+
+        self.changed = True
+
+    def value_present(self):
+        if self.contains():
+            return
+
+        if self.module.check_mode:
+            self.changed = True
+            return
+
+        setstring = '%s+=%s%s' % (self.name, self.delim, self.value)
+        (rc, out, err) = self.run_sysrc(setstring)
+        if out.find("%s:" % self.name) == 0:
+            values = out.split(' -> ')[1].strip().split(self.delim)
+            if self.value in values:
+                self.changed = True
+
+    def value_absent(self):
+        if not self.contains():
+            return
+
+        if self.module.check_mode:
+            self.changed = True
+            return
+
+        setstring = '%s-=%s%s' % (self.name, self.delim, self.value)
+        (rc, out, err) = self.run_sysrc(setstring)
+        if out.find("%s:" % self.name) == 0:
+            values = out.split(' -> ')[1].strip().split(self.delim)
+            if self.value not in values:
+                self.changed = True
+
+    def run_sysrc(self, *args):
+        cmd = [self.sysrc, '-f', self.path]
+        if self.jail:
+            cmd += ['-j', self.jail]
+        cmd.extend(args)
+
+        (rc, out, err) = self.module.run_command(cmd)
+
+        return (rc, out, err)
+
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=dict(
+            name=dict(type='str', required=True),
+            value=dict(type='str', default=None),
+            state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['absent', 'present', 'value_present', 'value_absent']),
+            path=dict(type='str', default='/etc/rc.conf'),
+            delim=dict(type='str', default=' '),
+            jail=dict(type='str', default=None),
+        ),
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+    )
+
+    name = module.params.pop('name')
+    # OID style names are not supported
+    if not re.match('^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$', name):
+        module.fail_json(
+            msg="Name may only contain alpha-numeric and underscore characters"
+        )
+
+    value = module.params.pop('value')
+    state = module.params.pop('state')
+    path = module.params.pop('path')
+    delim = module.params.pop('delim')
+    jail = module.params.pop('jail')
+    result = dict(
+        name=name,
+        state=state,
+        value=value,
+        path=path,
+        delim=delim,
+        jail=jail
+    )
+
+    rc_value = Sysrc(module, name, value, path, delim, jail)
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        rc_value.present()
+    elif state == 'absent':
+        rc_value.absent()
+    elif state == 'value_present':
+        rc_value.value_present()
+    elif state == 'value_absent':
+        rc_value.value_absent()
+
+    result['changed'] = rc_value.changed
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/aliases
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/aliases
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+shippable/posix/group1
+needs/root
+skip/docker
+skip/osx
+skip/rhel
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8b7de4160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Test on FreeBSD VMs
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts.virtualization_type != 'docker'
+    - ansible_facts.distribution == 'FreeBSD'
+  block:
+    - name: Cache original contents of /etc/rc.conf
+      shell: "cat /etc/rc.conf"
+      register: sysrc_original_content
+
+    ##
+    ## sysrc - example - set mysqlpidfile
+    ##
+    - name: Configure mysql pid file
+      sysrc:
+        name: mysql_pidfile
+        value: /tmp/mysql.pid
+      register: sysrc_example1
+
+    - name: Configure mysql pid file (checkmode)
+      sysrc:
+        name: mysql_pidfile
+        value: checkmode
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: sysrc_example1_checkmode
+
+    - name: Configure mysql pid file (idempotent)
+      sysrc:
+        name: mysql_pidfile
+        value: /tmp/mysql.pid
+      register: sysrc_example1_idempotent
+
+    - name: Get file content
+      shell: "cat /etc/rc.conf | egrep -v ^\\#"
+      register: sysrc_example1_content
+
+    - name: Ensure sysrc updates rc.conf properly
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - sysrc_example1.changed
+          - sysrc_example1_checkmode.changed
+          - not sysrc_example1_idempotent.changed
+          - "'mysql_pidfile=\"/tmp/mysql.pid\"' in sysrc_example1_content.stdout_lines"
+          - "'mysql_pidfile=\"checkmode\"' not in sysrc_example1_content.stdout_lines"
+
+    ##
+    ## sysrc - example - Enable accf_http kld in /boot/loader.conf
+    ##
+    - name: Enable accf_http kld in /boot/loader.conf
+      sysrc:
+        name: accf_http_load
+        state: present
+        value: "YES"
+        path: /boot/loader.conf
+      register: sysrc_example2
+
+    - name: Enable accf_http kld in /boot/loader.conf (checkmode)
+      sysrc:
+        name: accf_http_load
+        state: present
+        value: "NO"
+        path: /boot/loader.conf
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: sysrc_example2_checkmode
+
+    - name: Enable accf_http kld in /boot/loader.conf (idempotent)
+      sysrc:
+        name: accf_http_load
+        state: present
+        value: "YES"
+        path: /boot/loader.conf
+      register: sysrc_example2_idempotent
+
+    - name: Get file content
+      shell: "cat /boot/loader.conf | egrep -v ^\\#"
+      register: sysrc_example2_content
+
+    - name: Ensure sysrc did not change the file, but marked as changed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - sysrc_example2.changed
+          - sysrc_example2_checkmode.changed
+          - not sysrc_example2_idempotent.changed
+          - "'accf_http_load=\"YES\"' in sysrc_example2_content.stdout_lines"
+          - "'accf_http_load=\"NO\"' not in sysrc_example2_content.stdout_lines"
+
+    ##
+    ## sysrc - example - Add gif0 interface
+    ##
+    - name: Set cloned_interfaces
+      sysrc:
+        name: cloned_interfaces
+        value: "lo0"
+
+    - name: Add gif0 interface
+      sysrc:
+        name: cloned_interfaces
+        state: value_present
+        value: "gif0"
+      register: sysrc_example3
+
+    - name: Add gif1 interface (checkmode)
+      sysrc:
+        name: cloned_interfaces
+        state: value_present
+        value: "gif1"
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: sysrc_example3_checkmode
+
+    - name: Add gif0 interface (idempotent)
+      sysrc:
+        name: cloned_interfaces
+        state: value_present
+        value: "gif0"
+      register: sysrc_example3_idempotent
+
+    - name: Get file content
+      shell: "cat /etc/rc.conf | egrep -v ^\\#"
+      register: sysrc_example3_content
+
+    - name: Ensure sysrc did not change the file, but marked as changed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - sysrc_example3.changed
+          - sysrc_example3_checkmode.changed
+          - not sysrc_example3_idempotent.changed
+          - "'cloned_interfaces=\"lo0 gif0\"' in sysrc_example3_content.stdout_lines"
+
+    ##
+    ## sysrc - example - Enable nginx in testjail
+    ##
+    - name: Test within jail
+      block:
+        - name: Setup testjail
+          include: setup-testjail.yml
+
+        - name: Enable nginx in test jail
+          sysrc:
+            name: nginx_enable
+            value: "YES"
+            jail: testjail
+          register: sysrc_example4
+
+        - name: Enable nginx in test jail (checkmode)
+          sysrc:
+            name: nginx_enable
+            value: "NO"
+            jail: testjail
+          check_mode: yes
+          register: sysrc_example4_checkmode
+
+        - name: Enable nginx in test jail (idempotent)
+          sysrc:
+            name: nginx_enable
+            value: "YES"
+            jail: testjail
+          register: sysrc_example4_idempotent
+
+        - name: Get file content
+          shell: "cat /usr/jails/testjail/etc/rc.conf | grep nginx_enable"
+          register: sysrc_example4_content
+
+        - name: Ensure sysrc worked in testjail
+          assert:
+            that:
+              - sysrc_example4.changed
+              - sysrc_example4_checkmode.changed
+              - not sysrc_example4_idempotent.changed
+              - "'nginx_enable=\"YES\"' in sysrc_example4_content.stdout_lines"
+      always:
+        - name: Stop and remove testjail
+          failed_when: false
+          changed_when: false
+          command: "ezjail-admin delete -wf testjail"
+
+    ##
+    ## sysrc - Test Absent
+    ##
+    - name: Set sysrc_absent to test removal
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_absent
+        value: test
+
+    - name: Remove sysrc_absent (checkmode)
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_absent
+        state: absent
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: sysrc_absent_checkmode
+
+    - name: Remove sysrc_absent
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_absent
+        state: absent
+      register: sysrc_absent
+
+    - name: Remove sysrc_absent (idempotent)
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_absent
+        state: absent
+      register: sysrc_absent_idempotent
+
+    - name: Get file content
+      shell: "cat /etc/rc.conf | egrep -v ^\\#"
+      register: sysrc_absent_content
+
+    - name: Ensure sysrc did as intended
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - sysrc_absent_checkmode.changed
+          - sysrc_absent.changed
+          - not sysrc_absent_idempotent.changed
+          - "'sysrc_absent=\"test\"' not in sysrc_absent_content.stdout_lines"
+
+    ##
+    ## sysrc - Test alternate delimiter
+    ##
+    - name: Set sysrc_delim to known value
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_delim
+        value: "t1,t2"
+
+    - name: Add to value with delimiter (not-exists)
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_delim_create
+        state: value_present
+        delim: ","
+        value: t3
+      register: sysrc_delim_create
+
+    - name: Add to value with delimiter
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_delim
+        state: value_present
+        delim: ","
+        value: t3
+      register: sysrc_delim
+
+    - name: Add to value with delimiter (checkmode)
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_delim
+        state: value_present
+        delim: ","
+        value: t4
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: sysrc_delim_checkmode
+
+    - name: Add to value with delimiter (idempotent)
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_delim
+        state: value_present
+        delim: ","
+        value: t3
+      register: sysrc_delim_idempotent
+
+    - name: Get file content
+      shell: "cat /etc/rc.conf | egrep -v ^\\#"
+      register: sysrc_delim_content
+
+    - name: Ensure sysrc did as intended
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - sysrc_delim_create.changed
+          - sysrc_delim.changed
+          - sysrc_delim_checkmode.changed
+          - not sysrc_delim_idempotent.changed
+          - "'sysrc_delim=\"t1,t2,t3\"' in sysrc_delim_content.stdout_lines"
+          - "'sysrc_delim_create=\"t3\"' in sysrc_delim_content.stdout_lines"
+
+    ##
+    ## sysrc - value_absent
+    ##
+    - name: Remove value (when not exists)
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_value_absent_delete
+        state: value_absent
+        delim: ","
+        value: t3
+      register: sysrc_value_absent_ignored
+
+    - name: Remove value from sysrc_delim
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_delim
+        state: value_absent
+        value: t3
+        delim: ","
+      register: sysrc_value_absent
+
+    - name: Remove value from sysrc_delim (checkmode)
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_delim
+        state: value_absent
+        value: t2
+        delim: ","
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: sysrc_value_absent_checkmode
+
+    - name: Remove value from sysrc_delim (idempotent
+      sysrc:
+        name: sysrc_delim
+        state: value_absent
+        value: t3
+        delim: ","
+      register: sysrc_value_absent_idempotent
+
+    - name: Get file content
+      shell: "cat /etc/rc.conf | egrep -v ^\\#"
+      register: sysrc_delim_content
+
+    - name: Ensure sysrc did as intended with value_absent
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - not sysrc_value_absent_ignored.changed
+          - sysrc_value_absent.changed
+          - sysrc_value_absent_checkmode.changed
+          - not sysrc_value_absent_idempotent.changed
+          - "'sysrc_delim=\"t1,t2\"' in sysrc_delim_content.stdout_lines"
+          - "'sysrc_delim_delete' not in sysrc_delim_content.stdout_lines"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/tasks/setup-testjail.yml b/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/tasks/setup-testjail.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bd15320ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/sysrc/tasks/setup-testjail.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+#
+# Instructions for setting up a jail
+# https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/jails-ezjail.html
+#
+- name: Setup cloned interfaces
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/rc.conf
+    regexp: ^cloned_interfaces=lo1
+    line: cloned_interfaces=lo1
+
+- name: Activate cloned interfaces
+  command: "service netif cloneup"
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Install ezjail
+  pkgng:
+    name: ezjail
+
+- name: Configure ezjail to use archive for old freebsd releases
+  when: ansible_distribution_version is version('11.01', '<=')
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /usr/local/etc/ezjail.conf
+    regexp: ^ezjail_ftphost
+    line: ezjail_ftphost=ftp-archive.freebsd.org
+
+- name: Start ezjail
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  service:
+    name: ezjail
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+
+- name: Has ezjail
+  register: ezjail_base_jail
+  stat:
+    path: /usr/jails/basejail
+
+- name: Setup ezjail base
+  when: not ezjail_base_jail.stat.exists
+  shell: "ezjail-admin install >> /tmp/ezjail.log"
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Has testjail
+  register: ezjail_test_jail
+  stat:
+    path: /usr/jails/testjail
+
+- name: Create testjail
+  when: not ezjail_test_jail.stat.exists
+  shell: "ezjail-admin create testjail 'lo1|127.0.1.1' >> /tmp/ezjail.log"
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Is testjail running
+  shell: "jls | grep testjail"
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  register: is_testjail_up
+
+- name: Start testjail
+  when: is_testjail_up.rc == 1
+  command: "ezjail-admin start testjail"