NAME
rctl.conf —
resource limits database
defaults
DESCRIPTION
The /etc/rctl.conf file is read in when the system goes into multi-user mode to set default contents of the RCTL database. The /etc/rctl.conf is in the format of the rctl(8) command, i.e.subject:subject-id:resource:action=amount/per
Comments are denoted by a “#” at the beginning of a line. Comments can also exist at the end of a line, as seen in the EXAMPLES section, below.
FILES
- /etc/rctl.conf
- Initial settings for rctl(8).
EXAMPLES
To limit the number of processes for users in login class "testing", use a rule like
# Resource limits for the "testing" class. loginclass:testing:nproc:deny=100/user # At most 100 processes per user
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The rctl.conf file appeared in
FreeBSD 9.0.