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In linux, the /etc/security/limits.conf file has system resource limitations for each user (i.e. how many processes each user can run, how many files can open, etc). In this file, what is the difference between hard vs soft limits.
Answer
A hard limit is set by admin and user can never exceed it. While a soft limit is like guidence but user can increase the limit using the ulimit command (provided number does not exceed hard limit)

Question
In linux, the /etc/security/limits.conf file has system resource limitations for each user (i.e. how many processes each user can run, how many files can open, etc). In this file, what is the difference between hard vs soft limits.
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Question
In linux, the /etc/security/limits.conf file has system resource limitations for each user (i.e. how many processes each user can run, how many files can open, etc). In this file, what is the difference between hard vs soft limits.
Answer
A hard limit is set by admin and user can never exceed it. While a soft limit is like guidence but user can increase the limit using the ulimit command (provided number does not exceed hard limit)
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20. Advanced Shell Scripting
type command Tells whether command is an alias, a built-in or a system executable. ulimit Prints and sets various user resource limits like memory usage limits and CPU limits. See bash (1) for <span>details. umask See Section 14.2. unset VAR Deletes a variable or environment variable. unset -f func Deletes a function. wait Pauses until all background jobs have completed. wait PID Pauses un

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