Subject: Re: A graceful way for ulimits?
To: Peter Eisch <peter@boku.net>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: pkgsrc-users
Date: 03/20/2007 10:30:12
On Tue, 20 Mar 2007, Peter Eisch wrote:

> Is there a graceful way to fiddle with 'curproc' values by setting values in
> rc.conf?  I need to up the descriptors limit for a package's apps.  I don't
> want to simply edit the rc.d script, though that would be effective.
> 
> I could do it in rc.local, but I'd like to use a tighter tying to the
> rc.conf if possible in the event the app is restarted after system start
> time.
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> Specifics:  I need bacula-dir and bacula-sd's descriptors.soft increased to
> something larger than 64.
> 
> Thanks,

See the email from Simon B. on NetBSD-users on Feb 22 with subject: 
"managing process memory limits on the fly?"

It suggests using an /etc/rc.conf.d/ file to run the ulimit command. Maybe 
have both /etc/rc.conf.d/bacula-dir and /etc/rc.conf.d/bacula-sd and the 
just have your ulimit command.


  Jeremy C. Reed