Check the setrlimit(2) manpage :)


		David/absolute

On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, Reinoud Koornstra wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Imagine that a user creates a program called "a".
> In that program in just one line "a|a".
> Now he makes it with chmod executable.
> I believe now that for every a a new process is created.
> There is an option to set cpu quota which will limit the amount of
> processes a user can start right?
> How do i do this? And where can i find inf about it? I didnt find anything
> so far. Another question..... imagine a user creates a program in c and in
> there he allocates much memory on and on, until there is no more left.
> Can you also set limits to the amount of memory a user is allocating so
> that the system wont crash?
> I know these are strange questions, but you never know what user's will
> try on your system.
> Bye,
> 
> Reinoud.
>