Bug 10565

Summary:	sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf error message
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Henri J. Schlereth <henris>
Component:	initscripts	Assignee:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	6.1	CC:	henris, rvokal
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Description Henri J. Schlereth 2000-04-03 21:23:12 UTC

RH 6.1 system with stock kernel 2.2.14-1.1.0 and initscripts-4.91-1
on bootup generates the following message:

Machine 1
/var/log/messages.1:Mar 30 17:22:58 kesrith sysctl: error: unable to open
preload file '/etc/sysctl.conf'
Machine 2
/var/log/messages.1:Mar 30 12:33:59 shonjir sysctl: error: unable to open
preload file '/etc/sysctl.conf'
Machine 3
/var/log/messages.1:Mar 28 11:44:19 cave sysctl: error: unable to open
preload file '/etc/sysctl.conf'

While this isnt any kind of show stopper and the entries can still
be put in with a script echo blah blah, I am kinda curious.

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2000-04-03 21:25:59 UTC

Update to the latest procps (i.e., the one that shipped with 6.2);
there was a bug in the sysctl program.