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Old 12-01-2009, 12:37 AM   #1
vinaytp
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Limit memory usage


Hi all...

I am using fedora 9, If any of the application is consuming more RAM, is there any command to limit the usage of memory for a particular application...

like nice and renice for limiting cpu usage...
 
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