Setting the ulimit

Set the ulimit in Linux. The ulimit setting is used to define user system and process resource limits.

About this task

For Linux systems, you must set the ulimit for the system before you use the Control Desk installation program.

If you set the ulimit in .profile for root, the ulimit setting applies to all processes.

For AIX® systems, see Increasing AIX file size and number of descriptors.

Procedure

  1. From a command line, type ulimit -f unlimited
  2. From a command line, type ulimit -n 8192
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