Bug 129621 - /etc/init.d/sysctl doesn't set kernel values.
Bug#: 129621 Product:  Gentoo/Alt Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: bsd@gentoo.org Reported By: the_paya@gentoo.org
Component: Other
URL: 
Summary: /etc/init.d/sysctl doesn't set kernel values.
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2006-04-11 11:49 0000
Description:   Opened: 2006-04-11 11:49 0000 
Seems to be just a typo:

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                name="${var%%=*}"
                val="${var#*=}"
                if [[ $(sysctl -N ${name} 2>/dev/null) == ${name} ]]; then
-                   sysctl ${name}=${value}
+                   sysctl ${name}=${val}
                else
                    eerror "Kernel doesn't like ${name}"
                    success=1

------- Comment #1 From Diego E. 'Flameeyes' Pettenò 2006-04-12 09:08:39 0000 ------- 
Fixed in freebsd-sbin-6.0-r1, thanks.