Re: 2.4.8 Resource leaks + limits

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Aug 15 2001 - 11:04:57 EST


> i would think to put global limits in /proc or in a flat text /etc
> and per user limits in something like /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow?
> Is it against any standard to have extra fields in those files?

Take a look at the pam modules, they already handle limit configuration per
user, and I think all the major Linux (and also stuff like Solaris) distros
run PAM based auth
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Aug 15 2001 - 21:00:59 EST