Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!cwruecmp!nitrex!rbl From: rbl@nitrex.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: ulimit considered braindamaged ? Message-ID: <404@nitrex.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Jan-87 15:01:54 EST Article-I.D.: nitrex.404 Posted: Thu Jan 8 15:01:54 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Jan-87 06:46:40 EST References: <790@maynard.BSW.COM> <166@herman.UUCP> <10943@sun.uucp> <372@oblio.UUCP> <1607@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com> Reply-To: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake ) Organization: The Standard Oil Co., Cleveland Lines: 23 Summary: ulimit can be upped on 3B2 without recompiling In: >From: ekrell@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com (Eduardo Krell) >Message-ID: <1607@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com> >Eduardo says: >In System V Release 3, ULIMIT is a tunable parameter that can be changed >(and then a new kernel can be made) without sources. >-- > > Eduardo Krell AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Last January, AT&T Hot Line provided us a program that permitted the ulimit to be raised without recompiling. Our system is SVR2 on a 3B2/300 upgraded to a 3B2/310. This C program required creating a new /bin/login. P.S. I have nothing but praise for the Hot Line support staff!!! They have been kind, patient and persistent in solving any and all problems. Robin Lake decvax!cwruecmp!nitrex!rbl ihnp4!cbatt!nitrex!rbl