Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:08:39 -0600 (MDT) | From | Thunder from the hill <> | Subject | RE: Killing/balancing processes when overcommited |
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Hi,
On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Jim Sibley wrote: > And this is not just limited to memory exhaustion. For example, if I exceed > the maximum number of files, I can't log on to fix the problem. If the > installation could set some priorities, they could say who to sacrifice in > order to keep others running.
These problems can be solved via ulimit. I was referring to things like rsyncd which was blowing up under certain situations, but runs under a trusted account (say UID=0). In order to condemn it you'd need the setup I've mentioned.
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