setting ulimit permanently

01-05-2010, 03:58 PM

is
echo 'ulimit -n 10240' >> /etc/profiles
a bad idea? [because it runs every time when someone logins]
Is it a BAD idea OR NOT?

:O
thank you

01-05-2010, 04:31 PM

In <560840.34719.qm@web114116.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>, Tudod Ki wrote:
>is
>echo 'ulimit -n 10240' >> /etc/profiles
>a bad idea? [because it runs every time when someone logins]
>Is it a BAD idea OR NOT?

It is a bad idea, since global limits can already be managed by editing
/etc/security/limits.conf.
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