[R] How to limit memory on a server

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 03/10/2012 16:12, Hervy Cyril wrote:
>
> My OS is a 64-bit Windows Server 2008 SP2 and I would like to limit RAM usage on the server.

Ask your sysadmins, as Duncan Murdoch advised.  R only know about 
virtual memory usage, not RAM usage.

> Thank you.
> Best regards
>
> Cyril Hervy
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Prof Brian Ripley [mailto:ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk]
> Envoyé : mercredi 3 octobre 2012 15:43
> À : Hervy Cyril
> Cc : R-help (r-help at r-project.org)
> Objet : Re: [R] How to limit memory on a server
>
> And your OS is?  See the footer and the 'at a minimum' information the posting guide asks for.
>
> I think you are confusing 'memory' and 'RAM': the two concepts are distinct.
>
> But R is not a special case, and you do it the same way as you do this for any other process, by your OS facilities.
>
> On 03/10/2012 10:12, Hervy Cyril wrote:
>> Hello,
>> In our structure, users connect to a server (64GB of memory) where they launch R. How can I limit the amount of RAM that could use a user.
>> The function memory.limit(size=...) can limit the amount of memory but I would like users can't change this option in R. Is it possible?
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Cyril Hervy
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