Login class and limit

[Vagner]

On 06:53 Thu 06 Dec , Charles Swiger wrote:
> Hi--
> 
> On Dec 6, 2012, at 6:32 AM, Vagner <vagner at bsdway.ru> wrote:
> > Hi all!
> > I need help configuring limits for users at FreeBSD 8.3.
> > I set next options and parametrs at login.conf(5):
> [ ? ]
> > 
> >> # sudo -u daemon limits
> >> Resource limits (current):
> >>  cputime              infinity secs
> > 
> > but:
> > 
> >> # su - daemon -c 'limits'
> >> Resource limits (current):
> >>  cputime                     5 secs
> > 
> > Why? And how can i running process without su(1) to apply limits for
> > my user class?
> 
> "su -", "su -l", and "sudo -i" provide a login shell, which gets the
> limits setup by login.conf.  Normally daemons are started at boot
> via rc mechanism (or perhaps get spawned from inetd) and do not
> have a login shell associated with them to setup the limits.
> 
> Either use one of the su/sudo flavors I mention above, or "/bin/sh -l"
> to provide a login env to the process?
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> -Chuck
> 
> 

ie means to implement restrictions limits(1) and login.conf(5) for daemons is not possible?

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