Bug 463970

Summary:	=sys-apps/openrc-0.11.8: Add support for {/usr,}/lib/sysctl.d in openrc
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Denis Lisov <dennis.lissov>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	patrick
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Denis Lisov 2013-03-31 09:36:48 UTC

Currently /etc/init.d/sysctl loads the sysctl assignments from /etc/sysctl.conf and /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf only.

systemd package (systemd-sysctl) introduces the directories /lib/sysctl.d and /usr/lib/sysctl.d for distribution- or package-provided sysctl settings. libvirt already installs /usr/lib/sysctl.d/libvirtd.conf which is not loaded in openrc.

Please add support for these dirs. Ideally the systemd logic could be matched, which has the search order of
  /etc/sysctl.conf
  /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
  /run/sysctl.d/*.conf
  /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
  /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
  /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
with same-name files in earlier dirs shadowing these in later ones (except for /etc/sysctl.conf).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install a sysctl config file into /usr/lib/sysctl.d/test.conf
2. /etc/init.d/sysctl restart
Actual Results:  
The settings from the file are not applied

Expected Results:  
The settings are applied

Comment 1 Patrick Lauer gentoo-dev

2013-03-31 11:30:21 UTC

Configuration goes to /etc. I would suggest that these packages be fixed to install configuration to the right place instead.

Comment 2 Denis Lisov 2013-03-31 20:30:22 UTC

The idea of using /usr/lib/some-config-dir.d for package defaults and /etc/some-config-dir.d for administrator overrides only is gaining ground in the systemd-using distributions. Other packages are likely to start using /lib/modprobe.d, /usr/lib/{binfmt.d,modules-load.d,sysctl.d,tmpfiles.d} over time. Are we going to support some of them in a compatible way (/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d seems to be partially supported) and some in an incompatible one?

Are these directories that much different from /lib/udev/rules.d?