On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 11:55:09AM -0600, Matthew Young wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Ive been reading at man login.conf and specifically the parameters for
> memoryuse . I have raised these for 1024MB for the specific user in
> question as per blow
>
>
> console:\
> :ignorenologin:\
> :datasize=infinity:\
> :maxproc=infinity:\
> :memoryuse=1024
^^^
> :openfiles-cur=128:\
> :stacksize-cur=8M:\
> :localcipher=blowfish,8:\
> :tc=default:
>
> However, when it starts up it complains its unable to allocate more
> then 512 of memory. even if I start it as root it gives the same
> result.
In addition to Otto's comments, you are missing "M:\" here.
Joachim