{
  "slug": "podman-update-adds-the-ulimit-option-883d13d345e4",
  "title": "podman update adds the --ulimit option",
  "tools": [
    "podman"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-02-12T18:58:43.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-02-12T18:58:43.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When changing ulimits on an existing container, run `podman update --ulimit <resource>=<soft-limit>:<hard-limit> <container>`; changes apply after the container restarts.",
    "examples": [
      "podman update --ulimit nofile=1024:1024 <container>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v5.8.0",
      "--ulimit <resource>=<soft-limit>:<hard-limit>: Sets a ulimit inside the container. The soft and hard limits are specified in that format; `-1` sets a limit to the current process maximum. Ulimit changes apply after container restart.",
      "<container> (required): Name or ID of the container to update."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Change container ulimits on an existing container.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/podman-container-tools/podman/releases/tag/v5.8.0",
    "https://docs.podman.io/en/v5.8.0/markdown/podman-update.1.html"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96027,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave1b-20261016",
    "verdict_id": "wave1b-20261016:wave1b-20261016-4bed5fff647e4deb-3:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "fce95a5a69c2f9ce8a400a652a432bd8468a906b43a4c6d4a44a33e5a971a8a7"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "978883aa95af547322696b1901bcc71bc6ddd109fc0e8191eb8fcfe6f2db1248",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave1b-20261016:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.68 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}