Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] realtime-lsm 0.8.6 available via SourceForge - Linux-audio-dev

24 May 2006

Jack O'Quin wrote:
...
  The kernel developers prefer their own rlimits
solution for granting
 realtime privileges.  Since that is their responsibility, I defer to
 their feelings.  Since their solution requires PAM updates which have
 been very slow to appear in end-user distributions, I continue to
 provide this (simpler) solution via SourceForge for those who need it. 
For reference there are alternative ways to gain access to the rlimits
functionality which don't rely on updated PAM (or login on PAM-less systems
such as Slackware). Set_rlimits, available at

  http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/~jwoithe/set_rlimits-1.2.0.tgz

is one alternative and has the advantage of operating on a
per-user/per-application level rather than a per-user level (ie: elevated
limits are set for users/groups running specified applications only).  Yes,
it's slightly less convenient but it works and is arguably more secure.

Regards
  jonathan