Re: resource limits and login.conf

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

RVP <rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost> writes:

> On Sat, 27 Sep 2025, Greg Troxel wrote:
>
>>  daemon:\
>>          :ignorenologin:\
>>          :datasize=4000M:\
>>          :openfiles=1024:\
>>          :maxproc=1024:\
>>          :maxthread=1024:\
>>
>>  default|regular user:\
>>          :datasize=16000M:\
>>          :openfiles=8000:\
>>          :maxproc=2048:\
>>          :maxthread=8192:\
>
>
> 1. Record-names _must_ start on column 1.

Thanks.  They do; I indented to quote.

> 2. The last line of a record should not end in `\'.

That makes sense; that was sort of left from editing.
This was the problem, and removing the final \ made it work.

With Michael's kern.maxproc hint, I've set that higher too.

> 3. If it does, then the next line must be a blank line, even for the last
>    record in the capfile (like your `default', above).

I can see how the parser has a bug like this.

> 4. If a `.db' file exists, then that's used, even when a newer capfile exists.
>    (For small files like `login.conf' don't bother making a `.db' file.)

I did expect that .db would be read regardless of time.

I have removed my .db file.

It seems like there are two bugs;

  lack of a trailing newline causes an entry to be silently ignored

  cap_mkdb doesn't warn when there is a malformed entry