How do I set 'max threads per process' ulimit for non-root user?

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Published on 2010-02-23T12:11:45Z Indexed on 2010/03/29 13:03 UTC
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Ulimit man page suggests -r option will set this but it only appears to be valid for the root user and there is no equivalent for setting it via /etc/security/limits?

Any ideas?

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