Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security for Linux

Limiting the number of Custom Scan tasks

You can set a limit on the number of custom scan tasks that a non-privileged user can simultaneously run on a device. There is no limit on the number of tasks that a user with root privileges can run.

Setting a limit in the Web Console

In the Web Console, you can limit the number of custom scan tasks that an unprivileged user can simultaneously run on the device in the policy properties (Application settings → General settings → Application settings, Performance section).

Clicking the Configure the maximum number of custom scan tasks link in the Performance section opens a window in which you can specify a value between 0 and 100,000 in the Maximum number of custom scan tasks field. Default value: 0. If 0 is specified, a non-privileged user cannot start custom scan tasks.

Setting a limit in the Administration Console

In the Administration Console, you can limit the number of custom scan tasks that an unprivileged user can simultaneously run on the device in the policy properties (General settings → Application settings, Performance section).

Clicking the Configure button in the Performance section opens the Performance settings for scan tasks window, in which you can specify a value from 0 to 100,000 in the Number of custom scan tasks section, Maximum number of custom scan tasks field. Default value: 0. If 0 is specified, a non-privileged user cannot start custom scan tasks.

Setting a limit on the command line

You can configure the limit on the number of concurrent custom scan tasks on the command line using the LimitNumberOfScanFileTasks setting in the general application settings.

You can edit the setting using command line options or a configuration file that contains all general application settings.

LimitNumberOfScanFileTasks accepts values from 0 to 100000. If 0 is specified, a non-privileged user cannot start custom scan tasks. Default value: 5.