max-files configuration

[rp285598]

We are running RedHat 7.2 with the 2.4 kernel. I'm trying to find out how to set a hard limit and soft limit for open files for users. Does anyone know how to do this and the steps involved?

 

[jaymzter]

use the ulimit utility and the file /etc/security/limits.conf. <help ulimit>. You also have to add the line &quot;session required /lib/security/pam_limits.so&quot; to the appropriate PAM files.

 

[fluid11]

&quot;ulimit -a&quot; shows which values have been set. &quot;ulimit -n 2000&quot; specifies the maximum number of open files (2000 in this example). I'm not sure what all of jaymzter's instructions do, so I could be wrong and there is more involved than what I told you.


ChrisP