pam_limits – Modify Linux PAM limits¶
Synopsis¶
- The
pam_limits
module modifies PAM limits. The default file is/etc/security/limits.conf
. For the full documentation, seeman 5 limits.conf
.
Parameters¶
Examples¶
- name: Add or modify nofile soft limit for the user joe
pam_limits:
domain: joe
limit_type: soft
limit_item: nofile
value: 64000
- name: Add or modify fsize hard limit for the user smith. Keep or set the maximal value.
pam_limits:
domain: smith
limit_type: hard
limit_item: fsize
value: 1000000
use_max: yes
- name: Add or modify memlock, both soft and hard, limit for the user james with a comment.
pam_limits:
domain: james
limit_type: '-'
limit_item: memlock
value: unlimited
comment: unlimited memory lock for james
- name: Add or modify hard nofile limits for wildcard domain
pam_limits:
domain: '*'
limit_type: hard
limit_item: nofile
value: 39693561
Status¶
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors¶
- Sebastien Rohaut (@usawa)
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