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From: Bobb Voigt <smyl@lyms.penguinpowered.com>
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Subject: misc/25004: it is easy for a user to lock the entire system up with a shell script
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>Number:         25004
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       it is easy for a user to lock the entire system up with a shell script
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Feb 11 08:20:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Bobb Voigt
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:

	

>Description:

system runs out of resourses, and locks up when a normal user runs a 
script that calls itself...
i have both searched the web, and read almost the entire online freebsd 
handbook looking for a solution to this problem, and have yet to find an 
answer to it...
it could just be me, but i have had a few users who do this 
"accidently"...
 >How-To-Repeat: 

create a script that calls itself multiple times in a loop

>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

	


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