Would it be to obvious to add a line to /etc/rc.sysinit like: action $"Fixing Ulimit stuff: " ulimit -n 4096 (the action command will give the nice rc script line with ok/fail) Matthijs Sneijders CORUS Research, Development & Technology Building 3G16 room 3-312 P.O. Box 10.000 1970 CA IJMUIDEN phone +31 (0)251-496400 fax +31 (0)251-470064 mail matthijs.sneijders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx |---------+------------------------------> | | "Yard, John" | | | <jyard@xxxxxxxxxxxx| | | > | | | Sent by: | | | redhat-list-bounces| | | @redhat.com | | | | | | | | | 15-06-2006 23:50 | | | Please respond to | | | General Red Hat | | | Linux discussion | | | list | | | | |---------+------------------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> | | cc: | | Subject: RE: ulimit change does not persist across system boot | >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 ********************************************************************** This transmission is confidential and must not be used or disclosed by anyone other than the intended recipient. Neither Corus Group Plc nor any of its subsidiaries can accept any responsibility for any use or misuse of the transmission by anyone. ********************************************************************** -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list