fork bomb attack

[Inertia]

On Sat, 2005-03-19 at 15:13 +0100, Thomas Hille wrote:
> connections I don't think 16k processes is impossible. - It simply
> depends on what the machine does and what resources the machine has.
> (BTW the 8-way machine comes with linux preloaded)

Just a thought, but could the ulimit (and, presumably, other minor
settings such as this) be added to the installclass in anaconda?  So if
a user installs a "server" it would have tighter restrictions than a
"personal desktop"?

-inertia