129621 – /etc/init.d/sysctl doesn't set kernel values.

Bug 129621 - /etc/init.d/sysctl doesn't set kernel values.

Summary: /etc/init.d/sysctl doesn't set kernel values.

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo/Alt
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Other (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo/BSD Team

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Reported:	2006-04-11 11:49 UTC by Javier Villavicencio (RETIRED)
Modified:	2006-04-12 10:50 UTC (History)
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Description Javier Villavicencio (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-04-11 11:49:38 UTC

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 Diego Elio Pettenò (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-04-12 09:08:39 UTC

Fixed in freebsd-sbin-6.0-r1, thanks.