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From: rickers@drexel.UUCP (Rick Wargo)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Another Annoying Microport Inquiry
Message-ID: <520@drexel.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 14:21:41 EDT
Article-I.D.: drexel.520
Posted: Mon Sep 28 14:21:41 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Sep-87 06:46:02 EDT
References: <1408@dasys1.UUCP> <6475@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Organization: Drexel University, Phila., Pa.
Lines: 17
Keywords: Microport patch ulimit
Summary: careful - heed warning
Xref: mnetor comp.unix.wizards:4570 comp.unix.questions:4314

In article <6475@brl-smoke.ARPA>, gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) writes:
> In article <1408@dasys1.UUCP> manes@dasys1.UUCP (Steve Manes) writes:
> >What I'm looking for specifically is the patch address(es) for CDLIMIT,
> >which limits the maximum write address.  Currently, it's set at 2400 blocks
> >(1,228,800 bytes), which is way too small a filesize max for an application
> 
> ATTENTION ALL UNIX PORTERS:  Fix this!!  A 1Mb default ulimit is absolutely
> stupid!  Make the initial ulimit "infinite" (it can always be lowered by
> any user, typically in /etc/profile if the system administrator so chooses,
> but only a superuser can raise it).

According to the Microport release notes, you cannot have an "infinite" ulimit.
The maximum is about 16 Meg (~ 32000 blocks)
I have yet to try raising it above what they say is the max.  Who knows
what can happen?
						Rickers
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