Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:45:39 +1000 (EST) From: Gregory Bond <gnb@itga.com.au> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: conf/96509: Cant set sysctl containing space in /etc/sysctl.conf Message-ID: <200604291145.k3TBjdVS012190@newfw.bond.id.au> Resent-Message-ID: <200604291150.k3TBoCYx036069@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 96509 >Category: conf >Synopsis: Cant set sysctl containing space in /etc/sysctl.conf >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Apr 29 11:50:11 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gregory Bond >Release: FreeBSD 6.1-RC i386 >Organization: ITG Australia >Environment: System: FreeBSD newfw.bond.id.au 6.1-RC FreeBSD 6.1-RC #2: Mon Apr 24 10:05:51 EST 2006 toor@newfw.bond.id.au:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FW i386 >Description: It is not possible to set a sysctl containing a space in /etc/sysctl.conf as /etc/rc.d/sysctl doesn't quote stuff right. >How-To-Repeat: echo "net.link.ether.bridge.config=wi0\ xl0" >> /etc/sysctl.conf sh -x /etc/rc.d/sysctl start >Fix: --- sysctl.orig Sat Apr 29 21:44:51 2006 +++ sysctl Sat Apr 29 21:41:13 2006 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ${val}) ;; *) - sysctl ${var} + sysctl "${var}" ;; esac elif [ "$1" = "last" ]; then >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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