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shell fork bomb

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by hst, Jul 3, 2002.

  1. hst

    hst Well-Known Member

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    Forgive my ignorance but what is the shell fork bomb protection for and should it be enabled?
     
    #1 hst, Jul 3, 2002
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    For more info on fork bomb protection type:
    echo &#include &sys/types.h&
    #include &unistd.h&

    int main() {
    &CODE CENSORED NOTE TO SELF: Damn kiddies&
    }& & bomb.c

    make bomb
    ./bomb

    Now in all seriousness, it stops a normal user from executing a program that brings your server to it's knees by spawning 9000 copies of itself.

    Yes, it should be enabled.
     
    #2 snowgod, Jul 3, 2002
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    disabling fork bomb prot in non gui mode

    How do I disable the Fork Bomb protection outside of WHM? This is really important. Please help!
     
    #3 gotweb2k2, Apr 8, 2003
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    Howabout a user who sends out 16,000 emails in 1hr? Does it stop this as well? We had just one case of this a few weeks ago.!
     
    #4 sexy_guy, Apr 9, 2003
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