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Diffstat (limited to 'doc/modules/pam_limits.sgml')
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/doc/modules/pam_limits.sgml b/doc/modules/pam_limits.sgml index 00ff532e..52b8771f 100644 --- a/doc/modules/pam_limits.sgml +++ b/doc/modules/pam_limits.sgml @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ The fields listed above should be filled as follows...<newline> </itemize> <p> -<tt><type></tt> can have the two values: +<tt><type></tt> can have the three values: <itemize> <item> <tt/hard/ for enforcing <em/hard/ resource limits. These limits @@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ by any pre-exisiting <em/hard/ limits. The values specified with this token can be thought of as <em/default/ values, for normal system usage. +<item> <tt/-/ for enforcing both <em/soft/ and <em/hard/ limits +together. + </itemize> <p> @@ -142,12 +145,18 @@ usage. </itemize> <p> -To completely disable limits for a user (or a group), a single dash -(-) will do (Example: ``<tt/bin -/'', ``<tt/@admin -/''). Please -remember that individual limits have priority over group limits, so if -you impose no limits for <tt/admin/ group, but one of the members in this -group have a limits line, the user will have its limits set according -to this line. +Note, if you specify a type of ``-'' but neglect to supply the +<tt/item/ and <tt/value/ fields then the module will never enforce any +limits on the corresponding user/group-members etc. . Note, the first +entry of the form which applies to the authenticating user will +override all other entries in the limits configuration file. In such +cases, the <tt/pam_limits/ module will always return <tt/PAM_SUCCESS/. + +<p> +In general, individual limits have priority over group limits, so if +you impose no limits for <tt/admin/ group, but one of the members in +this group have a limits line, the user will have its limits set +according to this line. <p> Also, please note that all limit settings are set <em/per login/. |