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Zhang Weiwu ha scritto:

> So: is ulimit the solution? If so, what option should I set? My current
> ulimit is:
> 
> $ ulimit -a
> core file size          (blocks, -c) 0
> data seg size           (kbytes, -d) 300000
> scheduling priority             (-e) 0
> file size               (blocks, -f) unlimited
> pending signals                 (-i) 3072
> max locked memory       (kbytes, -l) 32
> max memory size         (kbytes, -m) 300
> open files                      (-n) 1024
> pipe size            (512 bytes, -p) 8
> POSIX message queues     (bytes, -q) 819200
> real-time priority              (-r) 0
> stack size              (kbytes, -s) 8192
> cpu time               (seconds, -t) unlimited
> max user processes              (-u) 3072
> virtual memory          (kbytes, -v) unlimited
> file locks                      (-x) unlimited


On my machine I use "ulimit -v" and it works- however never tried it
inside a script.

m.