Unable to modify "kernel.random.poolsize" via sysctl command.

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Issue

  • Not able to modify kernel.random.poolsize via "sysctl" command.
  # sysctl -w kernel.random.poolsize=8192
  error: permission denied on key 'kernel.random.poolsize'
  • How to increase kernel.random.poolsize ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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