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How can you limit process memory usage in Linux?
On Linux, ulimit allows you to limit the resources that a process can use. Two use cases: You have a program that sometimes runs out of memory, slowing your computer down to a crawl. You can use ulimit -v to limit the amount of memory that processes in a shell can use.
How do I limit a process in Linux?
How to Set Limits on User Running Processes in Linux
- Domain – this includes usernames, groups, guid ranges etc.
- Type – soft and hard limits.
- Item – the item that will be limited – core size, file size, nproc etc.
- Value – this is the value for the given limit.
