[Bug 892563] Re: permission denied running sysctl -a

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

** Changed in: procps (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  permission denied running sysctl -a

Status in “procps” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I see this following "permission denied" errors:

  root at machine:/etc/sysctl.d# sysctl -a | grep error:
  error: permission denied on key 'vm.compact_memory'
  error: "Invalid argument" reading key "fs.binfmt_misc.register"
  error: permission denied on key 'net.ipv4.route.flush'
  error: permission denied on key 'net.ipv6.route.flush'

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: procps 1:3.2.8-10ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Nov 19 14:12:56 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: procps
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-15 (35 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.sysctl.conf: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.sysctl.conf: 2011-04-30T18:51:36.309735

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