To verify that there is a default task limit configured, run the followingcommand:

 $ systemctl status ds_agent | grep Tasks

You should see the limit: 512 as default.

Workaround

To resolve the issue, we can set the limit to infinity and here are the steps:   

1. Deploy Deep Security Agent WITHOUT security controls
2. Create a file named `/etc/systemd/system/ds_agent.service.d/override.conf`
3. Enter the content:

   [Service]
   TasksMax=infinity
   

4. Apply the setting to Deep Security Agent by running the following commands: 

   			$ systemctl daemon-reload
   			$ systemctl restart ds_agent
   			$ systemctl status ds_agent

5. Verify the changes have taken effect, run the following

   		$ systemctl status ds_agent | grep Tasks
   		

   

We should not observe any process number limitation on Deep Security Agent.

Here is a quick one liner to apply the same settings as above:

echo $'[Service]\nTasksMax=infinity' > /etc/systemd/system/ds_agent.service.d/override.conf && systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl restart ds_agent

We will soon provide the permanent fix in the future agent releases.