Public bug reported: open file hard limit is set to 1024 for all users.
Trying to change it to a higher value works only for root, an error message is thrown for other users. settings in limits.conf are ignored despite pam_limits.so in all the right pam.d/ files. DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=6.06 DISTRIB_CODENAME=dapper DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS" Linux xxxxxx 2.6.15-54-server #1 SMP Tue Aug 18 17:32:23 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux ulimit -n 2048 -bash: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Operation not permitted ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- limits.conf ignored on 6.06.2 LTS https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/427615 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs