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Date:      Tue, 4 Nov 1997 14:17:50 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Cliff Addy <fbsdlist@federation.addy.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Preventing core dumps
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971104141730.29925F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971104155201.8532A-100000@federation.addy.com>

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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





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