Re: Controlling a program's resource usage on Unix

[sarnold () WILLAMETTE EDU (Seth R Arnold)]

* Bernie Cosell <bernie () FANTASYFARM COM> [000416 08:48]:
> I don't know how [or even if it is possible!] to limit the _execution_
> profile of the program.  /proc does give me some metrics on
> processor/memory use by a proc and its children, but it looks like a
> simple double-fork will defeat that [with the double-forked-children

It of course depends on what operating system you are using, and (for
some OSs) which distribution. For solaris, a line in /etc/system is all
you need. I think the BSDs are the same way. My linux distribution
(debian woody) has some files under /etc/security/ that likely do the
job through PAM.

:)

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