From owner-freebsd-questions  Tue Nov  4 14:18:11 1997
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions>
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id OAA12649
          for questions-outgoing; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 14:18:11 -0800 (PST)
          (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions)
Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30])
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA12644
          for <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>; Tue, 4 Nov 1997 14:18:06 -0800 (PST)
          (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu)
Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost)
          by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id OAA29957;
          Tue, 4 Nov 1997 14:17:50 -0800 (PST)
          (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu)
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 14:17:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Cliff Addy <fbsdlist@federation.addy.com>
cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Preventing core dumps
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971104155201.8532A-100000@federation.addy.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971104141730.29925F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk

On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Cliff Addy wrote:

> I seem to remember a way to do this, but can't seem to find it.  I
> *thought* it was a kernel option, but apparently not.  I want the system
> to *not* produce a core file on a crash.  I want our webserver to stop
> dropping core files every time some users CGI script blows up.
> 
> BTW, I tried using the /etc/login.conf with coredumpsize=1M, but still
> generate massive core files.

Well, yes, you just set them to 1 meg!  Try setting it to 0 to disable
them.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major