diff -u procps-3.2.7/debian/init procps-3.2.7/debian/init
--- procps-3.2.7/debian/init
+++ procps-3.2.7/debian/init
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                if [ "$VERBOSE" = "yes" ]; then
                        quiet=""
                fi
-	           for file in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /etc/sysctl.conf ; do
+	           for file in /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf ; do
 				 if [ -r "$file" ] ; then
 				   log_action_begin_msg "Setting kernel variables ($file)"
 				   sysctl $quiet -p "$file"
diff -u procps-3.2.7/debian/changelog procps-3.2.7/debian/changelog
--- procps-3.2.7/debian/changelog
+++ procps-3.2.7/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+procps (1:3.2.7-8ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/init: read /etc/sysctl.d after /etc/sysctl.conf (LP: 256025)
+
+ -- Scott Ritchie <scottritchie@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:51:38 -0700
+
 procps (1:3.2.7-8ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low
 
   * Remove rcS.d/S17procps.sh on upgrade, eliminating Ubuntu cruft.