pam_limits – Modify Linux PAM limits
pam_limits – Modify Linux PAM limits
New in version 2.0.
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
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
backup boolean |
|
Create a backup file including the timestamp information so you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly. |
comment - |
Default: "" |
Comment associated with the limit. |
dest - |
Default: "/etc/security/limits.conf" |
Modify the limits.conf path. |
domain - / required |
A username, @groupname, wildcard, uid/gid range. | |
limit_item - / required |
|
The limit to be set |
limit_type - / required |
|
Limit type, see |
use_max boolean |
|
If set to |
use_min boolean |
|
If set to |
value - / required |
The value of the limit. |
Notes
Note
- If
dest
file doesn’t exist, it is created.
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)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/modules/pam_limits_module.html