Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:03:03 -0400 From: "Simon" <simon@optinet.com> To: "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <200008170834.CAA16563@mail.fpsn.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008161650040.27825-100000@pawn.primelocation.net>
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open files per process won't prevent a DoS afaik. What would is an open files per *uid* just like there is maxprocperuid limit. I wonder why there is no such a thing. Am I missing something or there simply no open files per UID kernel limit? -Simon On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:50:55 -0400 (EDT), Chris D. Faulhaber wrote: >On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Roman Shterenzon wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> In the shipping param.c file the maxfilesperproc is made equal to overall >> maxfiles, e.g. kern.maxfiles=kern.maxfilesperproc. >> This creates a possibility of DoS, or I'm missing something? >> Perhaps it's better to leave some minimal window for other processes? >> Or even make it fraction of maxfiles? >> > >Or properly configure login classes so lusers cannot reach maxfiles > >----- >Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org >-------------------------------------------------------- >FreeBSD: The Power To Serve - http://www.FreeBSD.org > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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