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   alikhan825 Registered

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   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.

    

   #1 alikhan825, Jul 11, 2018
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   dalem Well-Known Member

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

    

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   #2 dalem, Jul 12, 2018
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   cPanelLauren Forums Analyst

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   @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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   #3 cPanelLauren, Jul 12, 2018

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