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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Patch to Memory Subsystem ... (Needed?)
Pavel Machek wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> > Oh! The cobol-applications are usually run during night when nobody
> > uses the servers - so no 'bash', 'ps' or the like are in the cache.
> > The next morning when somebody tries to login (s)he will be denied
> > access ....
>
> What about limiting memory using ulimit()?


With clever usage it could be used - but I am not sure how ;o)
Point is, the program in question isn't started from a shell. I could
do a work-around.

Still, I hate the idea that user-processes can eat all memory, leaving
nothing to root in case of problems .........


>
> Pavel
>
> --
> I'm really pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz. Pavel
> Look at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/ ;-).

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