Subject: Re: denial of service shell script
To: Emmanuel Dreyfus <manu@netbsd.org>
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@chylonia.3miasto.net>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/18/2001 20:29:44
> I was suggested this:
> #!/bin/sh
> $0 &
> $0 &
>
> This freezes the machine for a few seconds while it takes 160 processes

same with mine.

> and then it dies, leaving the machine in a working state. This is what I
> expected.
>
> the fifo stuff result is a bit unexpected. It's probably a local setup
> problem, but I'd like to understand what is wrong.
>
> --
> Emmanuel Dreyfus
> manu@netbsd.org
>

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