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Old 11-28-2008
problem with ulimit

hi,
i cant set ULIMIT for normal user (file size more than 2gb).but in root user it is working fine.in user it is giving error like "limit exceeded (priviledged user)".
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Old 11-28-2008
What shell those users use?
Look here if of any help
Managing Large Files on VxFS

http://uw714doc.sco.com/en/HANDBOOK/saT.ulimit.html
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Old 11-28-2008
hi,
it ksh
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