sysctl -e feature was implemented in procps: * Fri Mar 23 2001 Bill Nottingham <notting> - add a '-e' to sysctl to ignore errors (#31852) Should initscrips Require a recent enough procps as sysctl -e is being used there?
Closing bugs on older, no longer supported, releases. Apologies for any lack of response. Realistically, any version of procps these days will be ok.