How to reload config after changing /etc/sysctl.d/?

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How to reload after changing a file in /etc/sysctl.d/?

According to /etc/sysctl.d/README.sysctl

After making any changes, please run "service procps force-reload" (or, from a Debian package maintainer script "deb-systemd-invoke restart procps.service").

Is the service command still "state of the art"?

man service

   service - run a System V init script

Now I am unsure. System-V init script ... Wasn't that replaced by systemd long ago?

I use Ubuntu 22.04.

I updated the question. man service ... System-V init script ... Wasn't that replaced by systemd long ago? — guettli, Nov 14 '22 at 08:24
Does this answer your question? Difference between systemctl and service commands — muru, Nov 14 '22 at 08:37
Also the quoted README refers to a systemd service (procps.service - Sys-V init usually don't have the .service extension) — muru, Nov 14 '22 at 08:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 13 '22 at 21:24

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As per this Redhat document:
Execute sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.d/99-custom.conf to apply the changes without rebooting.

answered Nov 13 '22 at 21:24

George

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