[CentOS] "limit -n XXX" does NOT allow on CENTOS 4.X???

Wed Jul 15 14:04:50 UTC 2009
Kwan Lowe <kwan.lowe at gmail.com>

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> I login as "oracle" again (bash) and tried to run:
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> $ ulimit -n 131072
> -bash: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Operation not permitted
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> Anyone know why?
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You can't raise your limit unless you're the root user. Once root does it,
you'll need to relogin.
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