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+'\" t
.\" Title: pam_limits
.\" Author: [see the "AUTHORS" section]
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.74.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 06/21/2011
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.78.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 09/19/2013
.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "PAM_LIMITS" "8" "06/21/2011" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual"
+.TH "PAM_LIMITS" "8" "09/19/2013" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux-PAM Manual"
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.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,13 +27,11 @@
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
-.SH "Name"
+.SH "NAME"
pam_limits \- PAM module to limit resources
-.SH "Synopsis"
-.fam C
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpam_limits\&.so\fR\ 'u
\fBpam_limits\&.so\fR [conf=\fI/path/to/limits\&.conf\fR] [debug] [set_all] [utmp_early] [noaudit]
-.fam
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The pam_limits PAM module sets limits on the system resources that can be obtained in a user\-session\&. Users of
@@ -180,9 +39,9 @@ The pam_limits PAM module sets limits on the system resources that can be obtain
are affected by this limits, too\&.
.PP
By default limits are taken from the
-\FC/etc/security/limits\&.conf\F[]
+/etc/security/limits\&.conf
config file\&. Then individual *\&.conf files from the
-\FC/etc/security/limits\&.d/\F[]
+/etc/security/limits\&.d/
directory are read\&. The files are parsed one after another in the order of "C" locale\&. The effect of the individual files is the same as if all the files were concatenated together in the order of parsing\&. If a config file is explicitly specified with a module option then the files in the above directory are not parsed\&.
.PP
The module must not be called by a multithreaded application\&.
@@ -257,41 +116,27 @@ The user is not known to the system\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
-\FC/etc/security/limits\&.conf\F[]
+/etc/security/limits\&.conf
.RS 4
Default configuration file
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
For the services you need resources limits (login for example) put a the following line in
-\FC/etc/pam\&.d/login\F[]
+/etc/pam\&.d/login
as the last line for that service (usually after the pam_unix session line):
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
-.fam C
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.nf
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-.sp -1
-.\}
-.BB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.sp -1
-
#%PAM\-1\&.0
#
# Resource limits imposed on login sessions via pam_limits
#
session required pam_limits\&.so
-.EB lightgray adjust-for-leading-newline
-.if t \{\
-.sp 1
-.\}
.fi
-.fam
-.ps +1
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
@@ -299,7 +144,6 @@ session required pam_limits\&.so
Replace "login" for each service you are using this module\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-
\fBlimits.conf\fR(5),
\fBpam.d\fR(5),
\fBpam\fR(8)\&.