Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 18:40:29 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> Cc: Marty C <lalala@globalserve.net>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD is cool Message-ID: <19990630184029.A4888@rainbow5.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990630110321.14320c-100000@cygnus.rush.net> References: <3779C4BA.41C67EA6@globalserve.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.990630110321.14320c-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
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Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> *** 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.
I don't think that would work, since the core dump routine (elf_coredump
in imgact_elf.c) checks that the file to dump to is a regular file.
aout_coredump makes the same check.
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