Hi, On 8 June 2010 11:28, Tharindu Rukshan Bamunuarachchi <btharindu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Is it possible to limit memory quota per user (like disk quota) in linux ? I have no idea if there's an existing framework for that. But what you wrote below gives me an idea. > AFAIK, RLIMIT_* (i.e. RSS, DATA) are applicable per process not per user. The sum of RLIMIT_* for all processes owned by a specific user would be the same as a per-user memory quota. I have no concrete idea of how exactly you would implement this. Does that help you? Regards, Srdjan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ