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On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, I found the problem: ulimit problem. Not the first time this crap bites
> me, but I always forget. I just wish this was better documented, somewhere.

I tried to use ulimit to change stack size system-wide once, to reduce
RAM usage on 256M box, and it resulted in strange problems like this.
I changed it back to default and leave it alone since then except for
specific services because I don't fully understand the magic that
happens inside the box. :)