ulimit problem
Dear gurus on this list, I use linux since kernel 0.93 and went through quite a lot of ups and downs but this is something I simply don't understand: for running vmware I needed to increase the limit for open files. ok, ulimit -n is restricted for non-root. I could do a su , ulimit -n and su back to my user account. that way it works... but I wanted to make it nice and clean, so I activated pam_limits for gdm, set the limit in limits.conf, tested it in a tty - everything fine. BUT I spent three evenings with google, manuals and quite a lot of other sources but still diden't succeed: when loging in through gdm the file descriptor limit for my user is 256, no matter what I do. I allready found out, that it must have something to do with the login option for the shell. don't ask me why. here is how I found out: ## in a gnome-terminal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ ulimit -n 256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ su - Password: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# ulimit -n 1021 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# su mlo [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root ulimit -n 256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root exit [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# su - mlo [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ulimit -n 1021 can someone shed some light on this? thanks mlo -- Dipl.-Ing. Martin Lorenz They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin Microsoft, I think, is fundamentally an evil company. - JAMES H. CLARK *** NEW PUBLIC KEY *** my gpg-key ID: F1AAD37D http://blackhole.pca.dfn.de:11371/pks/lookup?op=getsearch=0xF1AAD37D ICQ UIN: 33588107 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: ulimit problem
On Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:36:14 +0800 Tan Wee Yeh ([EMAIL PROTECTED] g) wrote: At least I understand how the prior case has only local effect and that the user is limited by the hard limts. Now... is there anyway to raise the hard limit globally. Normally, limits are not set (ie they're set as the maximum available). If the limits are lower than normal: 1) either you have lshell installed, and there's a configuration file in etc which tells you which are the limits, 2) or one of the profile scripts (/etc/profile ~/.profile or /etc/csh.*) lowers the limit before the shell actually starts. Check these. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ulimit problem
Normally, limits are not set (ie they're set as the maximum available). If the limits are lower than normal: 1) either you have lshell installed, and there's a configuration file in etc which tells you which are the limits, yep.. got it.. Thanks a lot. That's my first encounter with lshell :) Thanks again... Just me, Wire ... -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ulimit problem
On Sat, 23 Nov 1996 12:13:54 +0800 Tan Wee Yeh ([EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote: On Sat, 23 Nov 1996 11:17:22 +0800 Phil wrote: Anyone can lower and raise the soft limits, as long as they remain under the hard limit. Can you be more precise with your problem ? I have tried to first raise the hard-limit as root then the soft-limit as the user after root logouts without success. Same message ulimit: cannot raise limit: Operation not permitted is persistent. Just found that I can raise the ulimit for the user if I switch-user from root who has already raised the hard-limit. Is there anyway to raise the hard-limit permanently... That seems to be the problem now. Perfectly normal :-) By doing the above you change the limits for root's shell, not the user shell. There is no way of raising the hard limits for a user except root. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ulimit problem
On Fri, 22 Nov 1996 16:04:22 +0800 Tan Wee Yeh ([EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote: Hi, I'm trying to raise the ulimit as an ordinary user. I don't seem to be able to raise any limit above some ceiling, except when I'm root. Anyone knows how I can raise the limits? It doesn't seem to be the problem with Hard/Soft limits but more like priviledges... From your example, you were trying to raise a hard limit. Only root can raise hard limits. All users and lower and raise soft limits, but constrained by the hard limit. Try using [u]limit without the -H option, it will take soft limits by default. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ulimit problem
On Sat, 23 Nov 1996 11:17:22 +0800 Tan Wee Yeh ([EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote: On Fri, 22 Nov 1996 16:04:22 +0800 Tan Wee Yeh ([EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote: Anyone knows how I can raise the limits? It doesn't seem to be the problem with Hard/Soft limits but more like priviledges... From your example, you were trying to raise a hard limit. Only root can raise hard limits. All users and lower and raise soft limits, but constrained by the hard limit. Try using [u]limit without the -H option, it will take soft limits by default. The hardlimit part is ok.. I just want to raise the limits for the normal user... Anyone can lower and raise the soft limits, as long as they remain under the hard limit. Can you be more precise with your problem ? Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ulimit problem
Hi, I'm trying to raise the ulimit as an ordinary user. I don't seem to be able to raise any limit above some ceiling, except when I'm root. bash$ ulimit -a ... cpu time (seconds) 3600 ... bash$ ulimit -t 3601 ulimit: cannot raise limit: Operation not permitted bash$ ulimit -t unlimited bash$ ulimit -a ... cpu time (seconds) 3600 ... bash$ ulimit -Ht unlimited ulimit: cannot raise limit: Operation not permitted Anyone knows how I can raise the limits? It doesn't seem to be the problem with Hard/Soft limits but more like priviledges... Just me, Wire ... -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
