9 Apr
2007
9 Apr
'07
6:47 a.m.
Hi all,
An old article caught my eye - http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/308
It talks about the way linux systems react to a fork bomb and surprisingly it is by freezing stiff.
Sadly most distros seem to freeze as the limits are meant to maximize performance and not make it secure, even Ubuntu.
Can someone shed light on what knobs/limits to tweak to deal with this "problem" ?
regards, C