Bug 6286 - sysinit issues error message of /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq not present
Summary: sysinit issues error message of /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq not present
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Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: initscripts
Version: 6.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 1999-10-23 17:57 UTC by Olivier Crête
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:10 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 1999-10-25 16:04:33 UTC

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Description Olivier Crête 1999-10-23 17:57:05 UTC 
If the kernel is compiled w/o sysrq support, rc.sysinit
issues an error message like "/proc/sys/kernel/sysrq: No
such file or directory" I think this simple patch could do
it

  # Turn off sysrq
- if [ "$MAGIC_SYSRQ" = "no" ];
+ if [ "$MAGIC_SYSRQ" = "no" -a -e /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
];   then
          echo "0" > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
  fi
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 1999-10-25 16:04:59 UTC 
Already fixed in the latest initscripts in Raw Hide.
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