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Re: [cobalt-users] Malicious user can get the raq down



On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, ML Waltmans wrote:

} Does anyone have an idea how to stop this, so that a simple user isn't able
} to get a raq down? Of course, without disabling CGI support?

Grab yourself a copy of and install bgcheck. Restrict all your users
to 5 processes (5 works good for us in a production enviornment,
your situation may be different though). It will kill most
runaway processes, such as that which brought your server down. You
can find it at:

	http://www.freshmeant.net/

	Peace be with you,

	Brent Sims
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