Package: procps Version: 1:3.3.2-3 Severity: normal Hi,
Sysctl usage says: Usage: sysctl [options] [variable[=value] ...] root@sil:~# sysctl vm.swappiness = 10 vm.swappiness = 60 root@silkmoon:~# echo $? 0 root@sil:~# sysctl vm.swappiness=10 vm.swappiness = 10 root@sil:~# sysctl vm.swappiness vm.swappiness vm.swappiness = 10 root@sil:~# sysctl vm.swappiness vm.xyz vm.swappiness = 10 root@silkmoon:~# echo $? 0 root@sil:~# sysctl vm.xyz vm.swappiness sysctl: cannot stat /proc/sys/vm/xyz: Nie ma takiego pliku ani katalogu root@sil:~# sysctl kernel.version vm.swappiness kernel.version = #1 SMP Tue Mar 20 19:48:26 UTC 2012 root@sil:~# sysctl vm.swappiness kernel.version vm.swappiness = 10 root@sil:~# clearly sysctl treates arguments not exactly according to the Usage in help text. Please add additional tests and error raporting. Also lack of vm.xyz should not make sysctl stop, and continue with next sysctls. Thanks. -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=pl_PL.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages procps depends on: ii initscripts 2.88dsf-22 ii libc6 2.13-27 ii libncurses5 5.9-4 ii libncursesw5 5.9-4 ii libprocps0 1:3.3.2-3 ii libtinfo5 5.9-4 ii lsb-base 3.2+Debian31 Versions of packages procps recommends: ii psmisc 22.16-1 procps suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
