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Permanently Set ulimit on Linux (Ubuntu 7)

I am using Linux (Ubuntu 7.04)

I want to turn on core-dumping so I can debug programs that crash.  This is a simple matter of typing ulimit -c followed by the allowable size of the core dump.

However, this only sets ulimit temporarily.  As soon as I Iog off and then back on, ulimit is set back to 0.  How can I permanently set ulimit?

I tried placing the line ulimit -c 50000 into various files, such as bash.bashrc, /etc/rc.local, and /etc/init.d/rc.local, but all of this has no effect.  ulimit -c is always back to 0 when I log off/log on.

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chsalvia
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Kent OlsenData Warehouse Architect / DBACommented:
Hi chsalvia,

I almost hate to ask, but did you try putting it in the  .profile?


Good Luck,
Kent
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ravenplCommented:
if ubuntu uses PAM
/etc/security/limits.conf
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chsalviaAuthor Commented:
I forgot to try /etc/profile.  Thanks, that worked.
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ravenplCommented:
Really /etc/security/limits.conf is much better for such job...
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