SaltStack formula for setting user limits in PAM module

The pam_limits.so module applies ulimit limits, nice priority and number of simultaneous login sessions limit to user login sessions. This description of the configuration file syntax applies to the /etc/security/limits.conf file and *.conf files in the /etc/security/limits.d directory.

The Travis CI tests run the state on a Ubuntu server. By running the state it checks that there is no syntax errors and that it works for Ubuntu. Other operating systems are NOT tested therefore have a risk of not working on them. ServerSpec is used to verify that the state installed the proper packages and created limits.conf with the proper owner, group, mode and settings.

limits:
  users:
    johndoe:
      - limit_type: hard
        limit_item: core
        limit_value: unlimited
      - limit_type: hard
        limit_item: nproc
        limit_value: 1000
    janedoe:
      - limit_type: hard
        limit_item: locks
        limit_value: 300
  groups:
    employees:
      - limit_type: hard
        limit_item: cpu
        limit_value: 5
      - limit_type: hard
        limit_item: nproc
        limit_value: 500

http://linux.die.net/man/5/limits.conf

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