On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:02 AM, John Doe jdmls@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Stephen Nelson-Smith stephen@atalanta-systems.com
I'm trying to remove any limit on open files for a user; I've set username nofiles to unlimited in /etc/security/logins.conf, but now I get "could not open session" if I try to su to the user. singhh - nofile unlimited
Don't you mean /etc/security/limits.conf ?
OK, I went searching the list archives on this one and found this, and tried it.
And now I can no longer log into the Centos 5.4 box. Even on the console.
Not a big deal since this is a VM running in my sandbox so I can blow it away no problem.
But how do I increase my ulimit to unlimited?
I put in that file
* - nofile unlimited
and then rebooted the box
And can no longer log in