This document describes various ways to set ulimit values on UNIX and Linux operating systems as well as information that pertains to WebSphere Application Server
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Global settings are set in the file /etc/security/limits.conf.
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On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, why are my settings for nproc (ulimit -u) not being honored. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 has introduced a new configuration file, addressed in a bug report, ( /etc/security/limits.d/90-nproc.conf ) that overrides the nproc setting in the limits.conf. This file contains a line for nproc configured with a soft limit of 1024.
* soft nproc 1024
The rationale for this was to prevent fork bombs from occurring, To keep using the limits.conf for your nproc ulimit settings, you would need to comment this line out by making the first character on the line a hash/pound symbol.
#* soft nproc 1024
* soft nproc 1024
The rationale for this was to prevent fork bombs from occurring, To keep using the limits.conf for your nproc ulimit settings, you would need to comment this line out by making the first character on the line a hash/pound symbol.
#* soft nproc 1024
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