Quiz: limits and kernel parameters

Read the output

What happened to the parameter after this command?

$ sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_watches=65536
fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 65536
sysctl: permission denied on key "fs.inotify.max_user_watches", ignoring
$ echo $?
0

• A It became 65536 until a reboot.
• B It became 65536 — the exit code is 0.
• C It stayed as it was.