> Well, an unprivileged user can achieve the same effect by > typing "while :; do :; done". There are a thousand ways > to waste CPU time, and there is no way to prevent a user > >from doing it.
It is not the same effect. You describe fork bombing. Many forked processes eat up the CPU. I could limit the number of process via :maxproc=100: \ in /etc/login.conf > If you want to make top more secure, type "chmod 700 /usr/bin/top". :-) -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
