Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:09:29 -0400 From: "Anandha Ponnampalam" <ponnamp@tradeit.com> To: "Alfred Perlstein" <bright@rush.net>, "Marty C" <lalala@globalserve.net> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD is cool Message-ID: <001801bec312$ee97dc70$6ad309c0@anandhapc.vtidev.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990630110321.14320c-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BEC2F1.67863C70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit . -----Original Message----- . From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG . [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Alfred . Perlstein . Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 12:07 PM . To: Marty C . Cc: FreeBSD Questions . Subject: Re: FreeBSD is cool . . . On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Marty C wrote: . . > Is it possible to somehow turn off the core dumping behaviour of . > crashed applications? . . *** warning untested idea *** . . sysctl -w kern.corefile=/dev/null . . ***************************** . . please let me know how it works, btw I take no responcibility if . this hoses your machine, you do so at your own risk. . . -Alfred . . . . To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org . with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message . ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BEC2F1.67863C70 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment From: "Unix Guru Universe" <listserv@unix911.com> To: <ponnamp@tradeit.com> Subject: UNIX TIP: LIMIT THE SIZE OF CORE Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 06:32:33 -0400 Message-ID: <199906111032.KAA13263@unix911.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 X-UIDL: 002fc8d87fa3bb0c438a26129c8b8930 Importance: Normal =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNIX GURU UNIVERSE & UNIX911.com UNIX HOT TIP Unix Tip 892 - June 11, 1999 http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIMIT THE SIZE OF CORE You can limit the size of "core" files using ulimit and limit to avoid dangerous core files filling up your file system: $ ulimit -c SIZE_IN_BLOCKS # under sh or ksh $ limit coredumpsize SIZE_IN_KB # under csh or tcsh $ limit # Display current settings For example : % ulimit -c 10 % sleep 100 & % kill -SEGV $! % ls -l core ... 5120 ... core % file core core re: ... from 'sleep' -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Subscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.subscribe To Unsubscribe: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.unsubscribe To Submit A Tip: http://www.ugu.com/sui/ugu/show?tip.today ========================================================================== DISCLAIMER: All UNIX HOT TIPS ARE OWNED BY THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE AND ARE NOT TO BE SOLD, PRINTED OR USED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE UNIX GURU UNIVERSE. ALL TIPS ARE "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK". UGU ADVISES THAT ALL TIPS BE TESTED IN A NON-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FIRST. Unix Guru Universe - www.ugu.com - tips@ugu.com - Copyright 1994-1998 ========================================================================== ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01BEC2F1.67863C70-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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