Limits in the kernel

Ralf Wierzbicki (rafal@boa1.dcss.McMaster.CA)
Sat, 20 Jun 1998 21:05:43 -0400 (EDT)


Hi,

Is it possible to configure the kernel in the same manner as a
solaris/sunos kernel (/etc/system)? It is very easy for a regular user to
make a linux box unresponsive and crash eventually.

This simple program will do that:

main ()
{
fork();
main();
}

I'm sure you all know that, now the question is, how do I prevent
something like that from happening, and is it possible to set some sort of
limits in the kernel?

Thanks in advance.

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