Dan Foster wrote:
> >> 3. Adjust ulimit (see other post on how to do it).
> >
> > I edited /etc/security/limits and added the following under my
> > user name at the bottom of the file:
> >
> > joeblow:
> > memory = -1
> > data = -1
> > stack = -1
>
> Might also try adding 'data_hard = -1' too.
>
> I don't think 'memory' is a valid keyword... you probably want:
>
> rss = -1
> rss_hard = -1
>
> rss = resident set size (ie, in-memory usage)
>


Thank you for all the information. I'll tend to the paging space once
I've parsed through all this.

Regarding the limits, I set the following in the limits file:
data_hard = -1
data = -1
stack = -1
rss = -1
rss_hard = -1


However, ulimit -a still says this:

time(seconds) unlimited
file(blocks) unlimited
data(kbytes) unlimited
stack(kbytes) 4194304
memory(kbytes) 32768
coredump(blocks) 0
nofiles(descriptors) 2000

Do you know what's up with that? Shouldn't memory
and stack be 'unlimited' now?

Digital Puer wrote:
> Thank you for all the information. I'll tend to the paging space once
> I've parsed through all this.
>
> Regarding the limits, I set the following in the limits file:
> data_hard = -1
> data = -1
> stack = -1
> rss = -1
> rss_hard = -1
>
>
> However, ulimit -a still says this:
>
> time(seconds) unlimited
> file(blocks) unlimited
> data(kbytes) unlimited
> stack(kbytes) 4194304
> memory(kbytes) 32768
> coredump(blocks) 0
> nofiles(descriptors) 2000
>
> Do you know what's up with that? Shouldn't memory
> and stack be 'unlimited' now?

I don't have a 5.2 machine at hand, but on my 5.3 system
the situation is as follows:

root@zoidberg: grep -p frank /etc/security/limits
frank:
core = -1
cpu = -1
data = -1
fsize = -1
nofiles = -1
rss = -1
stack = -1

frank@zoidberg: ulimit -a
core file size (blocks, -c) unlimited
data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited
file size (blocks, -f) unlimited
max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited
open files (-n) unlimited
pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 64
stack size (kbytes, -s) hard
cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited
max user processes (-u) 128
virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited

At this point i really think you should talk to your Sysadmin.
He has probably the best knowledge what is going on with the
system.
One last guess though, maybe there is WLM set up, or a ulimit
in the (global) user profiles?

Regards,

Frank