bash: /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches: Permission denied

alikhan825

• July 11, 2018 13:38

when i execute this command sync; echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches its shows this error "bash: /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches: Permission denied". why it's show permission denied i'm accessing root account.

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  dalem

  • July 12, 2018 15:22

  Is this a virtual server running as a container? IE: OpenVZ

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  cPanelLauren

  • July 12, 2018 17:04

  @dalem's suggestion here makes sense, if it's a VZ server this would explain why root doesn't have permission to make this change.

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