> The memory limits aren't good enough either: if you set them low > enough that memory-forkbombs are unperilous for > RLIMIT_NPROC*RLIMIT_DATA, it's probably too low for serious > applications.
yes, if you want to run application like openoffice.org you need at least 200Mo. If you want that your system is usable, you need at least 40 process per user. So 40*200 = 8Go, and it don't think you have all this memory... I think per user limit could be a solution. attached a small fork-memory bombing. Matthieu
int main() { while(1){ while(fork()){ malloc(1); } } }