Public bug reported: Having the limits file world readable will ease the task of system management on systems where root privileges might be restricted.
Having admin restricted with root priviledges, he/she could not check other users process' limits. Also it'd align with most of the /proc stat files. Via http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=commit;h=3036e7b490bf7878c6dae952eec5fb87b1106589 Can this patch be applied to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ? ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/839630 Title: proc: make /proc/pid/limits world readable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/839630/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
