openrc/init.d.BSD/sysctl

#!/sbin/runscript
# Copyright 2007 Roy Marples
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depend() {
	use hostname
	before bootmisc logger
}

start() {
	[ -e /etc/sysctl.conf ] || return 0
	
	ebegin "Configuring kernel parameters"
	local retval=0 var= comments=
	while read var comments; do
		case "${var}" in
			""|"#"*) continue;;
		esac
		sysctl "${var}" >/dev/null || retval=1
	done < /etc/sysctl.conf
	eend ${retval} "Some errors were encountered"
	eend $?
}