Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:29:56 +0000 (UTC) From: Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r244323 - in head: . etc/defaults Message-ID: <201212162329.qBGNTufO072682@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: pjd Date: Sun Dec 16 23:29:56 2012 New Revision: 244323 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/244323 Log: Use new savecore(8) option and limit number of kernel dumps that will be kept around to the 10 most recent ones. Add UPDATING entry with info how to return to the previous behaviour (no limits). Obtained from: WHEEL Systems Modified: head/UPDATING head/etc/defaults/rc.conf Modified: head/UPDATING ============================================================================== --- head/UPDATING Sun Dec 16 23:23:34 2012 (r244322) +++ head/UPDATING Sun Dec 16 23:29:56 2012 (r244323) @@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 10 disable the most expensive debugging functionality run "ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".) +20121217: + By default, only the 10 most recent kernel dumps will be saved. To + restore the previous behaviour (no limit on the number of kernel dumps + stored in the dump directory) add the following line to /etc/rc.conf: + + savecore_flags="" + 20121201: With the addition of auditdistd(8), a new auditdistd user is now depended on during installworld. "mergemaster -p" can be used to add Modified: head/etc/defaults/rc.conf ============================================================================== --- head/etc/defaults/rc.conf Sun Dec 16 23:23:34 2012 (r244322) +++ head/etc/defaults/rc.conf Sun Dec 16 23:29:56 2012 (r244323) @@ -605,7 +605,9 @@ chkprintcap_enable="NO" # Run chkprintca chkprintcap_flags="-d" # Create missing directories by default. dumpdev="AUTO" # Device to crashdump to (device name, AUTO, or NO). dumpdir="/var/crash" # Directory where crash dumps are to be stored -savecore_flags="" # Used if dumpdev is enabled above, and present. +savecore_flags="-m 10" # Used if dumpdev is enabled above, and present. + # By default, only the 10 most recent kernel dumps + # are saved. crashinfo_enable="YES" # Automatically generate crash dump summary. crashinfo_program="/usr/sbin/crashinfo" # Script to generate crash dump summary. quota_enable="NO" # turn on quotas on startup (or NO).
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