Hi Arnaud, > > > > $ ulimit -m 708879 > > sh: ulimit: exceeds allowable limit > > > > is there a way to exceed the allowable limit? how is the maximum > > determined? > > The maximum limit is determined by your login class and how it is > configured in /etc/login.conf. > > look at login.conf(5) for starters. > thanks a lot, changing some values there did the trick.
kind regards sebastian