https://iniy.org/tags/systemd/Recent content in Systemd on iniy.orgHugoenFri, 12 Apr 2024 10:58:51 +0000https://iniy.org/2014/07/guide-to-limitsulimit/Fri, 04 Jul 2014 18:43:00 +0000https://iniy.org/2014/07/guide-to-limitsulimit/<h1 id="why-does-linux-have-an-open-file-limit">Why does linux have an open-file-limit?<a class="anchor" href="#why-does-linux-have-an-open-file-limit" aria-label="Link to this section"></a></h1> <p>The open-file-limit exists to prevent users/process to use up all resources on a machine. Every file-descriptor uses a certain amount of RAM and a malicious or malfunctioning program could bring down the whole server.</p>