Its a bug as the decision does not take into account if the change was not
done via the sysctl.conf file
On Dec 31, 2013 6:47 PM, "Walid" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> a sysctl task today does not change the state if the sysctl file has the
> kernel configuration item set in RHEL6, e.g. kernel.watchdog disabled,
> however in /proc/sys/kernel/watchdog it is enabled?
>
>   - sysctl:  name=kernel.watchdog value=0 state=present reload=yes
>
> file /etc/sysctl.conf : kernel.watchdog=0
> while echo /proc/sys/kernel/watchdog reports back 1
> running the task reports OK, no change
>
> is that because the sysctl module function is only to update the file,
> but not the system settings? or is that a bug? that if the file conflicts
> with the /proc it does not try to enforce any thing?
>
> regards
>
> Walid
>

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