--- sysctl.c
+++ sysctl.c	2010-01-29 14:22:55.119429196 +0000
@@ -146,8 +146,10 @@ static int ReadSetting(const char *restr
    slashdot(outname,'/','.'); /* change / to . */
 
    if (stat(tmpname, &ts) < 0) {
-      perror(tmpname);
-      rc = -1;
+      if (!IgnoreError) {
+         perror(tmpname);
+         rc = -1;
+      }
       goto out;
    }
    if ((ts.st_mode & S_IRUSR) == 0)
@@ -322,8 +324,10 @@ static int WriteSetting(const char *sett
    slashdot(outname,'/','.'); /* change / to . */
  
    if (stat(tmpname, &ts) < 0) {
-      perror(tmpname);
-      rc = -1;
+      if (!IgnoreError) {
+         perror(tmpname);
+         rc = -1;
+      }
       goto out;
    }