i have found that ulimit works very well with apache. i have my default ulimit set to a max of 12 processes per user, but with apache i gotta increase it to 40-50 before i start it or it may puke with cannot spawn child process on some cgis.
nate ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Linux System Administrator http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Pere Camps wrote: > Hi! > > Is there any way to limit the execution time/child processes of an > CGI executed by apache? > > I want apache to be able to run the following... > > void main(void) > { > while (1) { > fork() > } > } > > And after too much time of CPU usage and/or child processes, kill > 'em all. :) > > Any help available? > > ps: /etc/limits with user www-data doesn't work. > > -- p. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >