----- Forwarded message from Pekka Savola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- X-Original-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:27:43 +0300 (EEST) From: Pekka Savola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Richard Braun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: weird sysctl behaviour In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at sceen.net
Hi, This indeed doesn't look very intuitive. Could you please bring up the issue at netdev@vger.kernel.org list so other folks could give their own take on this as well ? Thanks On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, Richard Braun wrote: >I'm using a 2.6.12.2 kernel, and it seems there is a strange behaviour >concerning some (or maybe almost all) sysctls. I'm contacting you because >i've been unable to find out if it's a bug or a feature, and most people >i've talk to think it may be a bug. > >Here is the problem : > ># cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra >1 ># sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra=0 >net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra = 0 ># cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/eth0/accept_ra >1 > >Apart from that, do you have a URL with relevant suggestions about how >to set this kind of sysctl variables ? > >Thanks. > > -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings ----- End forwarded message ----- I've forwarded the message as requested. Hope it helps :-). -- Richard Braun
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