pam_limits

Collection: community.general

Full Name: parallax.community.general.pam_limits

Aliases: community.general.pam_limits, pam_limits

Synopsis

Manage entries in limits.conf

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
domain	string	yes		A username, @groupname, wildcard, UID/GID range
limit_type	string	yes		Limit type: hard, soft, or - (both)
limit_item	string	yes		The limit item (e.g. nofile, nproc, core)
value	string	yes		The value of the limit
dest	string		`/etc/security/limits.conf`	Path to the limits.conf file
backup	bool		`false`	Create a backup file before editing
use_max	bool		`false`	If set, only change the value if it is higher than the current value
use_min	bool		`false`	If set, only change the value if it is lower than the current value
comment	string			Comment associated with the limit

Example

- name: Raise the open file limit for the app user
  pam_limits:
    domain: app
    limit_type: soft
    limit_item: nofile
    value: "65536"
    backup: true