On Friday 18 March 2005 23:02, M.Rudra wrote: > On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:14:48 -0500, Jeff Kinz <jkinz@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > It is the responsibility of the local sysadmin to set the per user > > resources limits to the level appropriate for local needs. > > To fix this in all versions of BSD/UNIX/Linux even SCOrch: > > Put "ulimit -u <N>" in one of the system wide start up scripts. this > > will limit each user to a maximum of "N" processes . > > Make N is large enough for each user to run X-windows plus their > > applications. 100 will do it for almost everyone. Its pretty big > > without being big enough to let a script run away with the system. > > Thanks, to all the replies. > So I gather that other users can misuse only if they have physical > access to the said machine ? If its not a big security threat do i > still need to setup user limits ? At home its just my 'significant > other', a musician :-) and me. We mostly use it for internet, and > other general stuff. When not online, we physically disconnect the > wire as a precaution as i cannot lose my case studies and backup. I > would like to know other better methods to secure my machine. > Thanks, -- > MR Make sure you have off-line backup, not just a copy in another directory or another partition, or on another internal drive. Also off-site backup is a good idea. A friend had off-line backup sitting next to his computer. His house burned down. Torched his computer and his backup. Keep your backup current. -- Paul Almquist paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Eau Claire, WI USA
