[SOLVED] # /etc/sysctl.conf -p : permission denied

mridul chandhok · 03-10-2011, 11:25 PM

after adding the following lines in /etc/sysctl.conf file
#ORACLE PARAMETERS
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 2147483648
kernel.shmmni = 4096
kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
fs.file-max = 65536
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65000
net.core.rmem_default = 262144
net.core.rmem_max = 262144
net.core.wmem_default = 262144
net.core.wmem_max = 262144

:wq!

when i run command in vi editor
# /etc/sysctl.conf -p

it shows permission denied

corp769 · 03-11-2011, 12:28 AM

If you are editing the file as a standard user, you will not be able to do anything with that file because you need to be root to edit it.

JZL240I-U · 03-11-2011, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mridul chandhok

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kernel.shmmni = 4096
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"min"? Might cause a follow up error.

corp769 · 03-11-2011, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JZL240I-U

"min"? Might cause a follow up error.

Good catch, I didn't see that at first.

mridul chandhok · 03-11-2011, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corp769

If you are editing the file as a standard user, you will not be able to do anything with that file because you need to be root to edit it.

i am at root still it shows the error permission denied

rafatmb · 03-11-2011, 07:16 AM

If you really use Ubuntu, try to do:

sudo vi /etc/sysctl.conf

then type the root password

[]'s

Rafa
Linux, Linux and Linux! Suporte Linux

mridul chandhok · 03-11-2011, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rafatmb

If you really use Ubuntu, try to do:

sudo vi /etc/sysctl.conf

then type the root password

[]'s

Rafa
Linux, Linux and Linux! Suporte Linux

this is what exactly i am doing
at terminal
"
[mridul@localhost ~]$ su
password: // password entered
[root@localhost mridul]# sudo vi /etc/sysctl.conf // added the lines mentioned above in the file(sysctl.conf) saved it using :wq!
// when i give the following command it shows permission denied
[root@localhost mridul]# /etc/sysctl.conf -p
bash: /etc/sysctl.conf: permission denied
"

JZL240I-U · 03-11-2011, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mridul chandhok

this is what exactly i am doing
at terminal
"
...
[root@localhost mridul]# /etc/sysctl.conf -p
bash: /etc/sysctl.conf: permission denied
"

Of course the .conf file is not executable, thus "permission denied". Try "/sbin/sysctl -p".

mridul chandhok · 03-11-2011, 08:18 AM

thanks a lot

JZL240I-U · 03-11-2011, 08:38 AM

You are welcome

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