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Shell Fork Bomb Protection - Exceptions?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Monotoko, Mar 23, 2011.

  1. Monotoko

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    Hi Guys,

    I have a user that runs a Minecraft server. This is a java file that has quite a high memory requirement, and when "Shell Fork Bomb Protection" is switched on it will not let me run the file under the user.

    I would like the protection on for all accounts except the "minecraft" user, is this possible?

    Daniel
     
    #1 Monotoko, Mar 23, 2011
  2. MattLee

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    Hello,

    Unfortunately, this option is only a global setting and our interface doesn't allow any exceptions to the rule once enabled.
     
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    #2 MattLee, Mar 24, 2011
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    While this cannot be done via the interface, it may be possible to revise using the limits set into /etc/profile location, which are the entries added by Shell Fork Bomb Protection:

    You could revise to add another user in the section where it has the if-else clauses to set the root and non-root user ulimits. You might also want to set the user's settings in /etc/security/limits.conf file.
     
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