Ubuntu
procps package

Errors with sysctl -a

Bug #1005786 reported by usrr
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
procps (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

sudo sysctl -a | grep error:
error: permission denied on key 'vm.compact_memory'
error: "Invalid argument" reading key "fs.binfmt_misc.register"
error: "Invalid argument" reading key "dev.parport.parport0.autoprobe"
error: "Invalid argument" reading key "dev.parport.parport0.autoprobe0"
error: "Invalid argument" reading key "dev.parport.parport0.autoprobe1"
error: "Invalid argument" reading key "dev.parport.parport0.autoprobe2"
error: "Invalid argument" reading key "dev.parport.parport0.autoprobe3"
error: permission denied on key 'net.ipv4.route.flush'
error: permission denied on key 'net.ipv6.route.flush'

Xubuntu 12.04 amd 64
Installed with this guide: http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/System_verschl%C3%BCsseln

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in procps (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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ioggstream (rpolli) wrote :

Are you using a virtual environment?

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fuscata (d-launchpad-fuscata-com) wrote :

Happens on a bare metal machine for me:
$ sudo sysctl -a |grep error:
error: permission denied on key 'vm.compact_memory'
error: permission denied on key 'net.ipv4.route.flush'
error: permission denied on key 'net.ipv6.route.flush'

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usrr (t8634) wrote :

No. I cant remeber why I made this Bugreport. If I type in "sudo sysctl -a | grep error:" I get the same output again.

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