[GH-ISSUE #27] nproc limits in limits.conf cause gdm3 failure on 18.04 #12

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opened 2026-03-03 13:58:19 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-03-03 13:58:19 +03:00

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Originally created by @henn on GitHub (May 11, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/konstruktoid/hardening/issues/27

After running scripts/14_limits on ubuntu 18.04, gdm3 would either enter an infinite loop after booting (not showing a login at all) or it would let me try to log in and then reset again after that.

After removing the nproc limits in my limits.conf, things returned to normal.

Apparently gdm3 has lots of processes!

Originally created by @henn on GitHub (May 11, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/konstruktoid/hardening/issues/27 After running `scripts/14_limits` on ubuntu 18.04, gdm3 would either enter an infinite loop after booting (not showing a login at all) or it would let me try to log in and then reset again after that. After removing the nproc limits in my limits.conf, things returned to normal. Apparently gdm3 has lots of processes!

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kerem commented

2026-03-03 13:58:20 +03:00

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@konstruktoid commented on GitHub (May 11, 2018):

Hi @henn, did you use the master (nproc 100) or the development branch (nproc 1024)?
I've just merged development into master so if it failed with a lower nproc limit, please try again.

@konstruktoid commented on GitHub (May 11, 2018): Hi @henn, did you use the master (nproc 100) or the development branch (nproc 1024)? I've just merged development into master so if it failed with a lower nproc limit, please try again.

kerem commented

2026-03-03 13:58:20 +03:00

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@konstruktoid commented on GitHub (Aug 29, 2018):

Closing due to inactivity.

@konstruktoid commented on GitHub (Aug 29, 2018): Closing due to inactivity.

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