Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 19:38:43 +0200 From: Frank Nobis <fn@radio-do.de> To: FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Savecore_enable not in rc.conf Message-ID: <19980727193843.A9217@radio-do.de> In-Reply-To: <199807271532.IAA14392@ix.netcom.com>; from Thomas Dean on Mon, Jul 27, 1998 at 08:32:28AM -0700 References: <199807271532.IAA14392@ix.netcom.com>
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On Mon, Jul 27, 1998 at 08:32:28AM -0700, Thomas Dean wrote:
> Should savecore_enable be in rc.conf?
>
My /etc/rc reads like this
# enable dumpdev so that savecore can see it
# /var/crash should be a directory or a symbolic link
# to the crash directory if core dumps are to be saved.
if [ "X${dumpdev}" != X"NO" -a -e ${dumpdev} -a -d /var/crash ]; then
dumpon ${dumpdev}
echo -n checking for core dump...
savecore /var/crash
fi
>
> Should we change rc.conf?
>
No. Get a more recent /etc/rc
> dumpdev="NO" # Device name to crashdump to (if enabled).
> savecore_enable="NO" # Save kernel core dumps (if enables).
Only dumdev needs to be defined for savecore
Regards
Frank
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