Hello all, I've been chasing a bug around, trying to figure out what's causing it. When I am in console mode ulimit -a shows: core file size (blocks, -c) 0 data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited file size (blocks, -f) unlimited max locked memory (kbytes, -l) unlimited max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited open files (-n) 1024 pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8 stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192 cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited max user processes (-u) 2559 virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited However, when I am in an X session, ulimit -a (from an Eterm, but is the same in an xterm, kterm, etc.) shows: core file size (blocks, -c) 0 data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited file size (blocks, -f) 100000 max locked memory (kbytes, -l) unlimited max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited open files (-n) 1024 pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8 stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192 cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited max user processes (-u) 256 virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited Notice in particular the file size and max user processes. Odd, I thought, and grep'ing for ulimit both through /etc/ and ~/ don't turn up anything. I am running a mix of sid and woody, on a 2.4.18 kernel (with CONFIG_QUOTA unset, no less). My X session is sawfish & gnome, and I use KDM as a login manager. I am at a loss, as I can't find any mention of ulimit, sigxfsz, rlimit, or anything else in the various places I've looked. Somebody, please smack me with the clue bat, as this is preenting me from getting some things done when in an X session, and is mildly annoying. Thanks in advance, Steve -- The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanations of complex facts. Seek simplicity and distrust it. -- Whitehead.
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