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init.d/sysctl

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+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
+# Released under the 2-clause BSD license.
+
+depend()
+{
+	before bootmisc logger
+	keyword -lxc -prefix -vserver
+}
+
+start()
+{
+	local conf= retval=0 err errs
+
+	ebegin "Configuring kernel parameters"
+	eindent
+
+	for conf in /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
+		if [ -r "$conf" ]; then
+			vebegin "applying $conf"
+			if ! err=$(sysctl -p "$conf" 2>&1 >/dev/null) ; then
+				errs="${errs} ${err}"
+				sysctl -e -p "${conf}" >/dev/null
+			fi
+			veend $? || retval=1
+		fi
+	done
+
+	eoutdent
+	if [ ${retval} -eq 0 ] && [ -n "${errs}" ] ; then
+		ewarn "Unknown keys:${errs}"
+	fi
+	eend $retval "Some errors were encountered: ${errs}"
+}