sysctl.conf is not loaded by 'sysctl --system'

[Joel Nelson]

As described in the sysctl man page, /etc/sysctl.conf should be loaded by running 'sysctl --system':

       --system
              Load settings from all system configuration files.
              /run/sysctl.d/*.conf
              /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf
              /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
              /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
              /lib/sysctl.d/*.conf
              /etc/sysctl.conf

This patch seems to have broken that, by loading it only in the case of an *error* from stat() on /etc/sysctl.conf, rather than success.

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/trusty/procps/trusty/revision/77/.pc/ignore_eaccess.patch/sysctl.c

See the new line 643 in that patch.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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