Re: limits.conf does not work at etch ?

[Frank Bonnet <f.bonnet@esiee.fr>]

Sjors Gielen wrote:
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> Frank Bonnet wrote:
> > Hello
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> > 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
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> First of all, can you manually change the ulimit value using ulimit -n?


yes in the current shell


> Second: What happens if you add:
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> *      soft   nofile  65536
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> next to the hard limit?


I found a workaround for MY case .

If I replace the "*" character by the user concerned by this statement 
it works ...

dovecot		soft	nofile		32768
dovecot		hard	nofile		65536


Then typing the following as root give this

mail:~# ulimit -n
65535


bug or feature ?


> Sjors
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