Re: auto-kill process using too much memory

2018-08-25 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 06:47:34PM +0200, Frédéric wrote: > > I've never had to use it, but what about setting > > the process max memory with "ulimit -m"? > > Thanks, it seems to work. I can put it in .bashrc. > > F That will affect every process you run. An alternative is a short script that

Re: auto-kill process using too much memory

2018-08-25 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 08/25/2018 09:47 AM, Frédéric wrote: Thanks, it seems to work. I can put it in .bashrc. Note: System policies belong in /etc/security/limits.conf. Otherwise, they're optional.  (Users can remove them). ___ users mailing list --

Re: auto-kill process using too much memory

2018-08-25 Thread Frédéric
> I've never had to use it, but what about setting > the process max memory with "ulimit -m"? Thanks, it seems to work. I can put it in .bashrc. F ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: auto-kill process using too much memory

2018-08-24 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Fri, Aug 24, 2018 at 07:19:41AM +0200, Frédéric wrote: > Hi, > > It happens sometimes that someone launches a process that uses too > much memory. Then the computer starts swapping leaving the computer > completely out of use. When the swap is full (I guess), the process is > automatically

auto-kill process using too much memory

2018-08-23 Thread Frédéric
Hi, It happens sometimes that someone launches a process that uses too much memory. Then the computer starts swapping leaving the computer completely out of use. When the swap is full (I guess), the process is automatically killed and we can work again. But this can last 10-15 minutes. Would it