ULIMIT for root

[Bruno Galindro da Costa]

> I suspect the reasoning is that if root wanted to harm your system he
> could do so anyway, in many many different ways. So there is not much point
> in making ULIMIT count for root processes.


Yes, I think this too, but is really strange that the limits.conf file has
specific root configurations. If that limit is ignored by kernel, why it
can be configured?


2012/8/15 Patrick Asselman <iceblink at seti.nl>

> On 2012-08-15 00:01, Bruno Galindro da Costa wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>>    The kernel process roots ulimit values? Im trying to prevent
>>
>> forkbomb with root account, but no success...
>>
>>
>>     Im doing something wrong?
>>
>
> I suspect the reasoning is that if root wanted to harm your system he
> could do so anyway, in many many different ways. So there is not much point
> in making ULIMIT count for root processes.
>
> Best regards,
> Patrick Asselman
>
>
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