On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 11:58:49AM -0500, Mark wrote:

|       So some unicies allow the sysadmin to set a user process limit
| system variable or something to prevent fork bombs.
| 
| After a brief search, I found someone touting a kernel module that stops
| this (unaceptable) and some comments in the kernel that claim to stop
| this. However, I can definitely reproduce it on a 2.4.20 kernel.
| 
| Anywho, if anyone knows of a way to eliminate this, please let me know. It
| will shorten my search.

Appropriate quote --

   Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself -- and then a couple of
   more feet, just to be sure.
                -- Eric Allman

   ... We make rope.
                -- Rob Gingell on Sun Microsystem's new virtual memory.

-- 
Doug McLaren, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I may be getting older, but I refuse to grow up!
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