pam_limits – Modify Linux PAM limits¶
Synopsis¶
- The pam_limitsmodule 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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