# How to use Pam module to set different ulimit values for different accounts in one go

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-pam-module-to-set-different-ulimit-values-for-different-accounts-in-one-go/23408>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 8, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-pam-module-to-set-different-ulimit-values-for-different-accounts-in-one-go/23408 "2017-01-08T16:13:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![neetu\_sharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e274bd/32.png) [@neetu\_sharma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/neetu_sharma)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-pam-module-to-set-different-ulimit-values-for-different-accounts-in-one-go/23408/1 "2017-01-08T16:13:06Z")

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Hi Guys,

I want to set ulimit (nproc,nofile and core) for multiple accounts with different value for each type.

Please let me know what can be done for this , if anybody has idea regarding this.

Thanks,  
-Neetu

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-pam-module-to-set-different-ulimit-values-for-different-accounts-in-one-go/23408/2 "2017-01-08T19:35:01Z")

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Use with\_items  
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks\_loops.html#standard-loops](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_loops.html#standard-loops)