[mod_python] ANNOUNCE: Mod_python 3.1.0 Alpha

Conrad Steenberg conrad at hep.caltech.edu
Tue Sep 16 19:31:24 EST 2003


Hi

Just to add a data point to the discussion: on redhat-7.3 the server
crashes if it cannot allocate enough semaphores. This is with
apache-2.0.47. And no, I can't change that because I'm not root on the
box :-(

Cheers

Conrad

On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 15:55, Damjan wrote:
> > > This prompts a change in the kernel semaphore settings on older linuxes
> > > (redhat 7.3 specifically).
> > 
> > Well - I think this is really a redhat problem. I believe I even saw
> > something reporting it as a security problem - it is very easy for someone
> > to deprive an rh box of available semaphores. I wonder what the default is
> > on rh 8 and 9 (anyone?).
> 
> Well I have Slackware-9+, and the defaults are not changed from the
> kernel defaults:
>     damjan$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/sem
>     250     32000   32      128
> 
> I'm using 
>     echo "512     32000   32      512" > /proc/sys/kernel/sem
> right now.
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Conrad Steenberg <conrad at hep.caltech.edu>
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