How do I limit I/O usage for a user/process? A user broke my system

Fri Aug 19 20:34:58 UTC 2016

On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:28:29 -0400
Mark Moellering <markmoellering at psyberation.com> wrote:

> Depending on the nature of the box, one possibility (albeit a slightly
> more complex one), is using a jail.  If basic user accounts are in a
> jail, the jail can run out of memory and start file swapping without
> affecting the kernel or other server functions.  Again, this depends
> on your set-up, etc

	A VM can do this but not a jail.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve at sohara.org>