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To: Peter Stephenson <pws@pwstephenson.fsnet.co.uk>
Cc: zsh-workers@sunsite.auc.dk (Zsh hackers list)
Subject: Re: Two more wordcode problems, probably
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From: Chmouel Boudjnah <chmouel@mandrakesoft.com>
Date: 20 Jan 2000 20:59:54 +0100
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Peter Stephenson <pws@pwstephenson.fsnet.co.uk> writes:

> only root can change this.  Any theories as to why, or where I can put an
> `unlimit -h coredumpsize', short of recompiling init or login?

you do telnet/rsh or client via a telnet server , right ?

in /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit :

        # make sure it doesn't core dump anywhere; while this could mask
        # problems with the daemon, it also closes some security problems
        ulimit -c 0


                                  --Chmouel