item
This field mentions which resource we are going to limit for the mentioned domain. Here are some values for this field
- core: limits the core file size in KB
- data: maximum data size in KB
- fsize: maximum file size in KB
- stack: maximum stack size in KB
- cpu: maximum CPU time is minuted
To see all values of this field, please read the man of limits.conf
limits.conf File To Limit Users, Process In Linux With Examples
Linux gives full control over the system. In this article, we are going to learn about the file limits.conf. limits.conf is a configuration that is used to limit the resources to the user, groups. Now let’s understand the file structure of limits.conf and how can we use the limits.conf to limit resources to the user. Before moving further, note that to edit this file, you must have root permission.
The complete path of the limits.config is :
/etc/security/limits.conf
pam_module is a module that uses ulimit command to apply limits from limits.conf file.
The basic syntax of the limits.conf file is :
<domain><type><item><value>
Now let’s understand each field one by one