Same surprise here, after adding a custom '/etc/sysctl.d/60-core_pattern.conf' to set it to my desired value, I could not understand why it seemed not applied after a reboot. Finally discovered the echoing inside '/etc/init/apport.conf' and died a little internally.
The proper course of action for apport would probably be to create its own '/etc/sysctl.d/30-core_pattern.conf' ("30" being documented as to be used by packages), instead of hijacking '/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern' ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080978 Title: apport forcefully overrides sysctl kernel.core_pattern from values set in /etc/sysctl.* To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1080978/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs