Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:18:25 -0400 From: Mark Moellering <markmoellering@psyberation.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How do I limit I/O usage for a user/process? A user broke my system Message-ID: <CAA0uU3W411jdot41ZLQ_qiZAYbx-BcHyNSeKKhcKXVGfUANceg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20160819213454.7aafe1353a90f986dd1539b1@sohara.org> References: <CAM4nNt8dOojYNA6FK6_zj7vN92e6ML2A0QbsXH3fz8rP%2BCbVTg@mail.gmail.com> <20160819104058.1c60a63fb832fbdc1524207c@sohara.org> <20160819101657.GB2560@hephaistos.local> <20160819114429.756b3d25f9335417a0c673c3@sohara.org> <CALfReyexwH09sBbFxQWoo8NEokZ0jzr-tW0QtKL8y8-a618VUw@mail.gmail.com> <5dcc797b-5aac-cac1-b120-b4ff91f360dd@tysdomain.com> <CALfReye1U78Hz80spFAKfNeXmqVYxQmc3mXE0jAw-M42HV-fDg@mail.gmail.com> <CAA0uU3WP7umixdMnM_WPDH8YTK5pg=7F%2B_eHkdj3oEcLsSqjNQ@mail.gmail.com> <20160819213454.7aafe1353a90f986dd1539b1@sohara.org>
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On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> wrote: > On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:28:29 -0400 > Mark Moellering <markmoellering@psyberation.com> wrote: > >> Depending on the nature of the box, one possibility (albeit a slightly >> more complex one), is using a jail. If basic user accounts are in a >> jail, the jail can run out of memory and start file swapping without >> affecting the kernel or other server functions. Again, this depends >> on your set-up, etc > > A VM can do this but not a jail. > > -- > Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" At the risk of flogging a dead horse; I thought you could in a jail but it turns out you cannot, however, you can use rctl to set limits on a jail. I find jails pretty amazing but, as I said in my original post, this is a much more complicated solution... Mark
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