def assign(name, value):
    '''
    Assign a single sysctl parameter for this minion

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' sysctl.assign net.ipv4.ip_forward 1
    '''
    value = str(value)
    trantab = ''.maketrans('./', '/.') if six.PY3 else string.maketrans('./', '/.')
    sysctl_file = '/proc/sys/{0}'.format(name.translate(trantab))
    if not os.path.exists(sysctl_file):
        raise CommandExecutionError('sysctl {0} does not exist'.format(name))

    ret = {}
    cmd = 'sysctl -w {0}="{1}"'.format(name, value)
    data = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd, python_shell=False)
    out = data['stdout']
    err = data['stderr']

    # Example:
    #    # sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="4096 87380 16777216"
    #    net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 16777216
    regex = re.compile(r'^{0}\s+=\s+{1}$'.format(re.escape(name), re.escape(value)))

    if not regex.match(out) or 'Invalid argument' in str(err):
        if data['retcode'] != 0 and err:
            error = err
        else:
            error = out
        raise CommandExecutionError('sysctl -w failed: {0}'.format(error))
    new_name, new_value = out.split(' = ', 1)
    ret[new_name] = new_value
    return ret
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