Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 19 Oct 1998 14:56:26 -0400 (EDT) | From | Gregory Maxwell <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Capabilities & Root Core dumps |
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On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, John Hayward-Warburton wrote:
> > I hope this isn't a FAQ. > How do I get core dumps? I have loads of segfaults when I forget > what to do with pointers; but never once has a file called 'core' > appeared. Am I doing something very stupid? > > 2.1.125, glibc, pgcc > > JHW > linux@billabong.demon.co.uk
Don't program as root unless you are making apps that need to be root. :)
That aside, there is a long standing bug with later 2.1 kernels: Tasks dont dump core when run as root.
It also could be your ulimit is set to not allow cores.. man ulimit.
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