As root : ou have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root [xxxx:/sunusr/slapd-eds1/logs] # ulimit -a core file size (blocks, -c) 0 data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited file size (blocks, -f) unlimited max locked memory (kbytes, -l) 4 max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited open files (-n) 1024 <========= pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8 stack size (kbytes, -s) 10240 cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited max user processes (-u) 7168 virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited Root can only open 1024 files, I need to increase this, and I can't , JYard -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Opesh Alkara Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:03 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: ulimit change does not persist across system boot for which user you did that? for root it doesn't shows most of the time.... switch to the user you want to change the limit and execute umilit -n and u shud see the modified parameter. On 6/16/06, Yard, John <jyard@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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 > -- Best, Opesh -- 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