Documentation
PLEASE NOTE: This document applies to v2.18 version and not to the latest stable release v2.19
Documentation for other releases can be found by using the version selector in the top right of any doc page.pam_limits
Manage Linux PAM limits (ulimits).
Attributes
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Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Values | Description |
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| backup | boolean | Create a backup file before modifying. [default: false] |
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| comment | string | Comment associated with the limit. | ||
| dest | string | Path to the limits.conf file. [default: "/etc/security/limits.conf"] |
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| domain | true | string | A username, @groupname, wildcard *, or UID/GID range. | |
| item | true | string | core data fsize memlock nofile rss stack cpu nproc as maxlogins maxsyslogins priority locks sigpending msgqueue nice rtprio chroot |
The limit item to set. |
| limit_type | true | string | hard soft - |
Limit type: hard, soft, or - (both). |
| state | string | present absent |
Whether the entry should be present or absent. [default: "present"] |
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| value | string | The value of the limit. Required when state=present. |
{$include_doc /// ## Examples
///
/// yaml
/// - name: Set max open files limit for nginx user
/// pam_limits:
/// domain: nginx
/// limit_type: soft
/// item: nofile
/// value: "65535"
///
/// - name: Set hard limit for max processes
/// pam_limits:
/// domain: '*'
/// limit_type: hard
/// item: nproc
/// value: "4096"
///
/// - name: Remove memlock limit for user
/// pam_limits:
/// domain: myuser
/// limit_type: soft
/// item: memlock
/// value: unlimited
///
/// - name: Set limits in a custom file with comment
/// pam_limits:
/// domain: "@developers"
/// limit_type: "-"
/// item: nofile
/// value: "100000"
/// dest: /etc/security/limits.d/99-developers.conf
/// comment: Custom limits for developers
///
/// - name: Ensure limit does not exist
/// pam_limits:
/// domain: olduser
/// limit_type: soft
/// item: nofile
/// state: absent
///}