I just took a look at /etc/sysctl.conf on one of my systems, and there is a mixture of lines with spaces around the equals sign, and no spaces. All the values are in effect, so I don't think this matters. At least not today. That could change some time in the future, of course.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dell Harris Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 12:00 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Question about sysctl.conf It may be the syntax in the sysctl.conf file....Ensure that there are spaces between the target the '=' and the value.... kernel.hz_timer = 0 and not kernel.hz_timer=0. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390