I modified /etc/security/limits.conf as suggested, booted, and ... no change in ulimits -n .... Suggestions ? JYard UCLA ( ps - internet searches suggest this is a persistant Red Hat issue ) -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tobias Speckbacher Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 5:08 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: RE: ulimit change does not persist across system boot > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Yard, John > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 4:56 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: ulimit change does not persist across system boot > > In a RH Enterprise 3 system, > when I changed the value of user root ulimit : > > ulimit -n 4096 > > this change did not persist across system boots. > > Besides putting it in root's profile, > who do I make this change permanent ? /etc/security/limits.conf user hard/soft nofile 4096 or @group hard/soft nofile 4096 -Tobias > > JYard > UCLA > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list