Re: limits.conf does not work at etch ?

[Sjors Gielen <mailinglist@dazjorz.com>]

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Frank Bonnet wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I'm in trouble with the /etc/security/limits.conf file at ETCH AMD64
> it does not apply the following statement after rebooting the machine
> 
> *        hard    nofile        65536
> 
> the nofile ulimit value stay sticked at 1024
> 
> Anyone knows a workaround ?
> 
> Thanks a lot

First of all, can you manually change the ulimit value using ulimit -n?

Second: What happens if you add:

*      soft   nofile  65536

next to the hard limit?

Sjors
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