systemd-sysctl[xxx]: Couldn't write '0' to 'kernel/nmi_watchdog': Unknown error 524

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Issue

  • Setting kernel.nmi_watchdog fails with following message.

    systemd-sysctl[xxx]: Couldn't write '0' to 'kernel/nmi_watchdog': Unknown error 524

  • tuned records error in /var/log/tuned/tuned.log

    tuned.plugins.plugin_sysctl: Failed to set sysctl parameter 'kernel.nmi_watchdog' to '0': [Errno 524] Unknown error 524

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • sysctl
  • tuned

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