At https://linux.die.net/man/5/limits.conf I read "note that all limit settings are set per login." You haven't mentioned whether you logged out and back in again?
cheers -ben On Mon, 3 Dec 2018 at 23:17, horrido <horrido.hobb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've switched over to Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS. I've repeated all the steps > to > arrive at Pharo installation. I'm still having the same problem: > pthread_setschedparam failed. > > Here's my /etc/security/limits.d/pharo.conf: > > * hard rtprio 2 > * soft rtprio 2 > > > > Sven Van Caekenberghe-2 wrote > >> On 2 Dec 2018, at 18:40, horrido < > > > horrido.hobbies@ > > > > wrote: > >> > >> Bizarre. I've created a new VirtualBox image of Debian and now this > >> solution > >> no longer works! I'm still getting the thread priority warning. So this > >> solution appears to be unreliable. > > > > Why use Debian (not that it is bad, it is just a bit more technical) ? > > > > I think you would have less problems using Ubuntu (it is just as open, it > > is what everybody else is using and it is much more user friendly). > > > >> > > <sigh> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 04:02, horrido <horrido.hobbies@> wrote: > >> > >>> Okay, I've resolved everything. First, the reason why I'm getting the > >>> 'pthread_setschedparam failed' error when I run Pharo under Debian is > >>> because it must be run as 'root'! Don't ask me why, but that's the > >>> reason > >>> why Pharo can't set thread priorities. (This wasn't an issue under > >>> Ubuntu > >>> Server – go figure.) > >>> > >>> Second, I am now using Pharo's own SHA256 class. It's probably not as > >>> secure > >>> (because it doesn't use a salt value) and not as quick to execute (not > >>> being > >>> C code), but for my purpose, it doesn't really matter. > >>> > >>> So I can use DigitalOcean or OVH to run my web server in a VPS. > >>> > >> > >> Good to hear. But you shouldn't need to run Pharo as root, > >> just be root to create this config file.... > >> cat < > > <END | sudo tee /etc/security/limits.d/pharo.conf > >> > > * hard rtprio 2 > >> * soft rtprio 2 > >> END > >> > >> cheers -ben >
