Date: 05 Apr 2003 13:10:49 -0500 From: Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Protecting against fork bombs Message-ID: <1049566249.91991.18.camel@jake>
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In light of the recent problems with cyclic Xft dependencies, it has become painfully obvious how quickly a fork bomb can bring my computer to a complete halt. Does FreeBSD provide any solutions for protecting against fork bombs? When I tried installing Mozilla yesterday morning, the explosion of 'make' processes brought my box to it's knees in minutes. I'd really like a way of protecting myself from something like this happening again. -- Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net>
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