Bug 723297

Summary:	limits.conf should mention limits.d directory
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Jacob Hunt <jhunt>
Component:	pam	Assignee:	Tomas Mraz <tmraz>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Dalibor Pospíšil <dapospis>
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	6.1	CC:	dapospis, mvadkert, ricardo.arguello
Target Milestone:	rc
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	pam-1.1.1-12.el6	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	This is just a doc fix - no need to mention in errata documentation.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2013-02-21 10:36:28 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	782183

Description Jacob Hunt 2011-07-19 16:25:11 UTC

Document that the files in /etc/security/limits.d will overwrite the values set in /etc/security/limits.conf. This should be added as a comment in the limits.conf file. Also add mention of that directory in the manpage for limits.conf.

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2011-07-19 16:38:11 UTC

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative.

Comment 2 Tomas Mraz 2011-07-19 17:03:01 UTC

The processing of the limits.d is mentioned in the pam_limits manual page so I do not think this is really a bug but rather a feature request to mention it at more places.

Comment 3 Jacob Hunt 2011-07-19 17:12:58 UTC

Tomas,

You are correct it is more of a feature request as opposed to a bug and I should have noted it as such, my apologies on not doing so to help clarify this request.

-jacob

Comment 6 RHEL Program Management 2012-07-10 05:48:24 UTC

This request was not resolved in time for the current release.
Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if still desired, for consideration in
the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 7 Ludek Smid 2012-07-10 15:17:28 UTC

This request was erroneously removed from consideration in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4, which is currently under
development.  This request will be evaluated for inclusion
in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4.

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2013-02-21 10:36:28 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0521.html