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RCTL.CONF(5)		       File Formats Manual		    RCTL.CONF(5)

NAME
     rctl.conf -- resource limits database defaults

DESCRIPTION
     The  /etc/rctl.conf  file	is  read in when the system goes into multi-user
     mode to set default contents of the RCTL database.  The  /etc/rctl.conf  is
     in the format of the rctl(8) command, i.e.

	   subject:subject-id:resource:action=amount/per

     Comments  are  denoted  by  a "#" at the beginning of a line.  Comments can
     also exist at the end of a line, as seen in the "EXAMPLES" section, below.

FILES
     /etc/rctl.conf  Initial settings for rctl(8).

EXAMPLES
     To limit the number of processes for users in login class "testing", use  a
     rule like

	   # Resource limits for the "testing" class.
	   loginclass:testing:maxproc:deny=100/user # At most 100 processes per user

SEE ALSO
     rctl(8)

HISTORY
     The rctl.conf file appeared in FreeBSD 9.0.

FreeBSD 15.1			 October 6, 2023		    RCTL.CONF(5)

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