proc_sys_user(5)

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version 6.20 · 10 versions

6.20 · arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable (latest)
6.13 · opensuse-leap 16.0
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6.16 · alpine 3.23
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6.9.1 · debian trixie, fedora 43, ubuntu questing

💖 proc_sys_user(5) 💖

okay so this is a File Formats Manual page bestie, and it's literally about one little directory that keeps everybody in check 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

/proc/sys/user/ — the limits on how many namespaces of various types you can have, no cap 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

/proc/sys/user/ — (since Linux 4.9) 💅

See namespaces(7). that's it. that's the whole vibe. go read that one, it's the main character here 👑

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

proc(5)
proc_sys(5)

and that's the tea ☕ this whole page is living in Linux man-pages 6.20, dated 2026-02-08, and it was the shortest little icon in the group chat 💖✨ go touch some namespaces, ily 🧚💜

📦 where this page comes from

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