How to limit the CPU or memory usage of a process or service?

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Issue

  • How to limit the usage of the httpd process to 20% of the CPU and maximum 500Mb of total RAM?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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