Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:07:29 -0400 From: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@freebsd.org> To: Horst G?nther Burkhardt III <horst@sxemacs.org> Cc: Sebastian Freundt <hroptatyr@sxemacs.org>, FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD PowerPC ML <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: magic disappearing coredumps Message-ID: <20090424180729.GA79909@in-addr.com> In-Reply-To: <1240586478.2433.2004.camel@horst-tla> References: <1240586478.2433.2004.camel@horst-tla>
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On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:21:18AM +1000, Horst G?nther Burkhardt III wrote: > I'm trying to debug a piece of software. It dumps a core file which > mysteriously vanishes. it's not in the program directory, nor my $HOME, > nor /var/crash nor /var/core ... > > Deliberately crashing /bin/sh also results in a core file which turns up > nowhere on my filesystem. > > Crossposting to -stable and -ppc because i'm uncertain whether this is a > ppc issue or a bsd issue or simple operator incompetence. > > I apologise if the answer is something that was a google away. Did you check your ulimit limits to see if your login session actually allows for coredumps to be created? Regards, Gary
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