Date: 01 Feb 2005 14:17:37 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Matt Rechkemmer <tiberius@trancell.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.3, Openfiles Limit in login.conf not respected Message-ID: <44lla8m6ni.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20050201175532.GA1295@sdf.lonestar.org> References: <20050201175532.GA1295@sdf.lonestar.org>
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Matt Rechkemmer <tiberius@trancell.org> writes: > Hi folks, > > I recently setup FreeBSD 5.3R on my P4 2.4 GHz system and have a slight > problem with it not respecting the limits set in /etc/login.conf. The entry > I've made in /etc/login.conf is below: > > bopm:\ > :openfiles=8192:\ > :coredumpsize=unlimited:\ > :tc=default: > > Yet when a user with that login class logins in, they're offered a openfiles > limit of 14781 instead of 8192. In my kernel I've set "maxusers" so FreeBSD > doesn't attempt to auto-tune this setting. > > I searched the handbook and the FAQ, but didn't come up with anything useful. > > Any help on this, is greatly appreciated! It works for me; maybe you forgot to run cap_mkdb(1)?
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