2 Feb
2006
2 Feb
'06
20:38
On 2/2/06, Per Jessen
Steve Graegert wrote:
A fork bomb like this:
#include
int main(void) { while (1) fork(); return (0); }
will do not more than slowing down a system but it will not lock it.
I just ran the above via a remote konsole, and my 2-way machine certainly _appears_ to be locked up. I'll have to make my way to the computer-room to check out the local console.
Sorry, to hear that. I've used this code for years in trainings on a
couple of platforms. Never tried that on an Intel box running Linux
prior to 2.6. Can hardly believe that 2.4 can be compromised that
easily :-
\Steve
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Steve Graegert