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What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux

 
senthil_kumar_1
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тАО06-03-2011 01:00 PM

тАО06-03-2011 01:00 PM

What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux

Hi All,

What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux.

And how to set unlimited access to particular items...


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Dennis Handly
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тАО06-04-2011 11:37 AM

тАО06-04-2011 11:37 AM

Re: What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux

"file size" means what it says. You can't write a file beyond that limit.

"data size" deals with memory/swap.
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Alzhy
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тАО06-07-2011 08:22 AM

тАО06-07-2011 08:22 AM

Re: What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux

datasize pertains to "ulimit -d" (data segsize) value. Notean executable can have 3 memory areas - text, stack and data. The latter is what this refers to.

file size of course is what it says but I don't think it is set in limits.conf but rather in the user's quota...
Hakuna Matata.
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