Re: [Nolug] Redhat 9 server eating ram like candy...

Here's one:

int main() { while (1) fork(); }

I would think they have limits enforced to prevent students from doing
that and taking down the whole machine. But you never know... :)

ray

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, Randy Flood wrote:

>
>
> Let me guess. This is the server for the class where
> they teach the students how to use the fork() system
> call and then turn them lose on the server to go and
> try it out, right? ;)
>
>
>
>
> --- Jeff <jeffreydavidlee@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Student programming assignments. Small C or java
> > programs. It has about 3000
> > max user accounts and about 60 logged on at once
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark A. Hershberger" <mah@everybody.org>
> > To: <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 4:09 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Nolug] Redhat 9 server eating ram like
> > candy...
> >
> >
> > > "Jeff" <jeffreydavidlee@hotmail.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > A server here at lsu has 4GB of ram and a 16gig
> > HD just for swap...
> > >
> > > What is it used for?
> > >
> > > Mark.
> > >
> > > --
> > > A choice between one man and a shovel, or a dozen
> > men with teaspoons
> > > is clear to me, and I'm sure it is clear to you
> > also.
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IBM Certified Specialist  	      AIX Administration, AIX Support
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