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Where is the file size limit for all users defined?
The correct answer is B. /etc/security/limits. In AIX, per-user resource limits including file size are defined in /etc/security/limits. This file controls ulimit-style constraints applied at login.
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Where is the file size limit for all users defined?
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- A/etc/security/environ
- B/etc/security/limits
- C/etc/security/environments
- D/etc/environment
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In AIX, per-user resource limits including file size are defined in /etc/security/limits. This file controls ulimit-style constraints applied at login.
/etc/security/environ stores per-user environment variable settings, not resource limits.
The /etc/security/limits file in AIX is the authoritative location for defining resource limits per user or group, including fsize (maximum file size). Each stanza in the file maps to a user or default, and the kernel enforces these limits at process creation time.
/etc/security/environments is not a standard AIX system file and does not exist by default.
/etc/environment sets system-wide environment variables for all users at login but does not control resource limits such as file size.
Concept tested: AIX per-user resource limits configuration file
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=files-etcsecuritylimits-file
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