title: How to change default number of max process per user in linux
body: <p>I have faced a problem with the changing the default number of processes for user in linux. I have tried to edit <strong>/etc/security/limits.conf</strong> file with adding the following line. </p>
  
  <pre><code>malintha hard nproc 10000
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>After I saving it I tried following command on terminal </p>
  
  <pre><code>ulimit -u
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and it give the previous value (1024) , But not the updated value. How can I fix this permanently ?</p>
  
  <p>this is my limits.conf file</p>