I'm sorry but I don't understand your answer. I don't see the relevancy of the origin or the contents of the /etc/sysctl.conf file; if that file exists in the system it must be loaded. Otherwise, it's an error.
Apart from Ubuntu installers there are lot's of configuration scripts, installers, applications, etc... that uses /etc/sysctl.conf as it's a method stated in every linux manual or book in the world, or even in the manual page for sysctl.conf shipped by default in Ubuntu. Using etc/sysctl.d/*.conf snippets is an option but not mandatory. Yes, you can place a .conf snippet to /etc/sysctl.d/. But it's not a solution because this should be done every time the /etc/sysctl.conf contents are modified by any means. It implies additional administration work because you need to watch it's future changes to convert it... It's better to just put a symlink and forget about it. So, in my opinion, the bug here is not related to the contents or the origin of /etc/sysctl.conf file. The bug is that systemd-sysctl version 255 effectively loaded /etc/sysctl.conf, as expected, but version 256 don't. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2084376 Title: [Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular; systemd-sysctl service] File /etc/sysctl.conf is not processed Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Problem summary: ---------------- After upgrading from Noble to Oracular the kernel parameters enclosed in the file /etc/sysctl.conf are not being loaded by systemd-sysctl service. The problem is that Oracular systemd package (systemd_256.5-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb) lacks the file /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf that is a simlink to /etc/sysctl.conf, so that file is not processed at all. Previous Noble package (systemd_255.4-1ubuntu8.4_amd64.deb) contains that file (link) so it worked as expected. Aditional info: --------------- #lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 24.10 Release: 24.10 # apt-cache policy systemd systemd: Instalados: 256.5-2ubuntu3 Candidato: 256.5-2ubuntu3 Tabla de versión: *** 256.5-2ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/2084376/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
