On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 02:15:23PM +0100, Dr. Markus Waldeck wrote: > > The default configuration files don't include any limits.conf entries.
> Correct. > I set the relevant ulimit value via ulimit (in the shell) > and also via an entry in limits.conf. > The results were in both cases the same. > So it should not depend on any entry in limits.conf. Oh, I misunderstood earlier. Ok, so the issue here is that limits not specified in /etc/security/limits.conf are not being reset. Yes, this seems to be a PAM bug, though not the same as bug #404836. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

