Setting nproc in /etc/security/limits.conf has no effect in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Issue
- Setting
nprocentry in /etc/security/limits.conf has no effect. - Raising
nproclimit does not prevent fork() failures.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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