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Date:      Sat, 23 Jun 2001 01:41:14 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>
To:        "Rex A. Roof" <rex@rexroof.com>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: login.conf restrictions
Message-ID:  <20010623014059.J92463-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010623001321.A19970@rexroof.com>

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You need to run cap_mkdb.  Only the login.conf.db is actually read.

Joe Clarke

On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Rex A. Roof wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 11:53:50PM -0400, Joe Clarke wrote:
> > Right before you start these daemons, get the output of limit (or limits),
> > and see what the logged in user is imposed with.  Those will be the
> > resource restrictions imposed on your process.  You should grant root as
> > close to unlimited resources as possible for the purposes of starting
> > these daemons.
>
> related question:
>
> when changes are made to the login.conf, is running cap_mkdb on
> it optional?  what effect does it have?  the man page isn't super clear.
> the changes take place right away on any subsequent logins?
>
>
>


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