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Date:      Fri, 02 May 2008 15:54:08 -0700
From:      Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com>
To:        Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Compiling in Debugging Flags
Message-ID:  <481B9B90.6050906@chrismaness.com>
In-Reply-To: <20080502130017.ac721261.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
References:  <alpine.BSF.1.10.0805020730530.6118@ns1.kq6up.org>	<20080502105853.36874cdf.wmoran@potentialtech.com>	<alpine.BSF.1.10.0805020850440.6428@ns1.kq6up.org> <20080502130017.ac721261.wmoran@potentialtech.com>

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Bill Moran wrote:
> In response to Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com>:
>
>   
>>> Then, ensure the sysctls in the kernel are all frobbed to allow coredumps.
>>> Specifically:
>>> kern.coredump: 1
>>> kern.sugid_coredump: 1
>>>       
>> What is frobbed?
>>     
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frob
>
> You need to learn important things like this if you're going to get
> anywhere in this business ...
>
>   
sysctl -a | grep core
kern.corefile: %N.core
kern.nodump_coredump: 0
kern.coredump: 1
kern.sugid_coredump: 0
<6>pid 36665 (conftest), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 97013 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 48143 (conftest), uid 0: exited on signal 12 (core dumped)
<6>pid 69261 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 30477 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 17468 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 72511 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 88618 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 91921 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 48962 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
<6>pid 96510 (httpd), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)
debug.elf32_legacy_coredump: 0

How do I change the the values?  Also, where do the files go by default?



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