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RLimitNPROC does not seem to work

           Summary: RLimitNPROC does not seem to work
           Product: Apache httpd-2.0
           Version: 2.0.49
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: Other
         Component: Core
        AssignedTo: bugs@httpd.apache.org
        ReportedBy: floeff@arcor.de


(I consider this one critical as it can easily bog down a server.)

I run 2.0.49 in Linux 2.4.25. In order to protect from too much memory 
allocation for CGI scripts, in set in my httpd.conf

RLimitCPU 6
RLimitNPROC 4

However, this does not seem to work. I invoke my PHP as CGI by using the 
binfmt-misc package. .php files are treated like normal CGI scripts. If I load a 
simple <? phpinfo(); ?> script and open it 20 time simultaneously, it can crash 
my server and get as high as load 60 (!). A lot of php instances are started and 
kept open for ages.

Shouldn't the above settings limit that?

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