Path: utzoo!attcan!nebulus!tslanpar!prc
From: prc@tslanpar.UUCP (prc)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.sys5
Subject: Re: ulimit (was: getty/login for callback)
Message-ID: <133@tslanpar.UUCP>
Date: 19 Apr 89 20:53:50 GMT
References: <180001@mechp10.UUCP> <13853@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> <797@twwells.uucp> <1456@auspex.auspex.com>
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> It would have been a lot better had the default been "infinity" rather
> than 1MB; if somebody actually *does* want to limit their program's 
> disk consumption, they can set a non-infinite ulimit themselves.

Fortunately (for system administrators), the ulimit size cannot be 
increased if the effective user id is not super-user. Trying this
will cause ulimit to fail and leave the value unchanged. Other
users may only decrease their ulimit size.


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