RLimit

How often apache scans

[debajit kataki]

Hello,

I just set a RLimit on my httpd.conf file
like this RLimitCPU 105 110

is it too low? as i starated getting some <defunct> after this.

Also,

How often /in what interval would my apache child processes will be scanned by apache(?) if it is crossing the threshold and kill the same.

~Thanks
DK

[debajit kataki]

Please Help on this post.

Also May i add one more similar query onto it?

Q.2 How do i auto kill long running apache child pid? DO i have to install something like 'psmon' [search.cpan.org...]

or apache has its own capability/feature? Please advice.

~Best Regards
DK

[jdMorgan]

DK,

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Thanks,
Jim

[debajit kataki]

Thank you Jim, i should surely wait.

I too look forward to contribute in coming days :-)

[debajit kataki]

For Q.2 I just could reach here, is it safe?

links --dump 1 [serveradmin.domain.com...] ^[0-9]¦awk 'BEGIN {print "Seconds, PID, State, IP, Domain, TYPE, URL\n--"} $4 !~ /[GCRK_.]/ {print $6, $2, $4, $11, $12, $13 " " $14¦"sort -n"}' ¦ awk '{ if ($1 > 300 && $3 == "W") print $2;}'¦ xargs -i kill {}

[debajit kataki]

Okay, so what i could conclude on RLIMIT at last was:

rlimit is process-based and establishes a restricting boundary on the consumption of a variety of system resources by a process. So, an apache child pid gets forked, with this limit itself which acts as a boundary with the set(soft) and hard limit.

A process might irreversibly lower its hard limit to any value that is greater than or equal to the soft limit.

Also, Unreaped (“zombie”) processes show up as <defunct>

SO for both my query atleast i could reach somewhere. Thanks :-)

[jdMorgan]

Thanks for posting that information -- While it appears that the members here couldn't offer you much help, your thread will help others who read it in the future.

Jim