Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:23:08 +0400 From: "Andrey V. Elsukov" <bu7cher@yandex.ru> To: "Chris H." <chris#@1command.com> Cc: "\[FBSDS\]" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: dumpdev question (probably stupid) Message-ID: <4721C00C.1010905@yandex.ru> In-Reply-To: <20071026030636.e2yuttew8ososo48@webmail.1command.com> References: <20071026030636.e2yuttew8ososo48@webmail.1command.com>
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Chris H. wrote: > Given that the server that I need to create a dumpdev on has has a > slice dedicated to /var with *more* than adequate space to accommodate > the the resources needed for a dumpdev, as well as everything else in > /var. Is it enough to simply: > > # mkdir /var/crash > # chmod 700 /var/crash > > and set *dumpdev* in */etc/fstab* as such?: No. For the dumpdev in most cases you can use your swap. Also you will need a dumpdir - directory where crash will be saved by the savecore(8). Try this: # cat >> /etc/rc.conf dumpdev="AUTO" dumpdir="/var/crash" ^D # /etc/rc.d/dumpon start -- WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov
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