Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:52:54 -0700 From: "Chris H." <chris#@1command.com> To: "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher@yandex.ru> Cc: "\[FBSDS\]" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: dumpdev question (probably stupid) Message-ID: <20071026045254.x6urw30dsskw408g@webmail.1command.com> In-Reply-To: <4721D25B.6060402@yandex.ru> References: <20071026030636.e2yuttew8ososo48@webmail.1command.com> <4721C00C.1010905@yandex.ru> <20071026041106.hfzm32iy8s8o8kss@webmail.1command.com> <4721D25B.6060402@yandex.ru>
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Quoting "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher@yandex.ru>: > Chris H. wrote: >> OK then. If I understand you correctly, I simply need to create: >> /var/crash (the default) > > Yes. Also you need a swap size > ram size. swap slice is already 3 times greater than memory. So I'm confident there's enough space. > >> add the following to /etc/rc.conf: >> dumpdev="AUTO" >> dumpdir="/var/crash" >> >> bounce the server and ensure that /etc/rc.d/dumpon is started >> immediately after the boot process has completed. >> Correct? > > if you don't want reboot your machine after changing rc.conf > you can run `/etc/rc.d/dumpon start`. It will mark your swap as > a dumpdev. At the boot time /etc/rc.d/dumpon will be started > automatically (if "dumpdev" is set). > After system crash the kernel memory dump will be saved to the dempdev > and after reboot dump will be extracted from the swap into dumpdir > by the savecore. > Yes, That occurred to me immediately after replying to you - dumpdev="AUTO" already ensures that. :) Thanks again for all your time and trouble. --Chris > -- > WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov > -- panic: kernel trap (ignored)
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