--- Alexander Dalloz <alexander.dalloz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am So, den 02.05.2004 schrieb VB um 12:03: > > > Why would I get random core dumps in my home > directory > > every now and then after I've started my system > (or > > maybe it's during login?)? > > > > I know this question has been asked before, I > think. > > Searching the archive was little help. Somebody > > suggested "limit coredumpsize 0" to prevent it. > But > > why does it happen?? > > By default no core dump files will be produced by > the system. That is > the default setting of Fedora: > > $ grep -nr ulimit /etc/* > /etc/init.d/functions:138: ulimit -S -c 0 > >/dev/null 2>&1 > /etc/profile:28:ulimit -S -c 0 > /dev/null 2>&1 > > So you did change that "ulimit -c 0" setting, maybe > not in the system > files but in ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc? If you > want to know what was > core dumping you will have to inspect the dump file. > > Alexander > > > -- > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG key > 1024D/ED695653 1999-07-13 > Fedora GNU/Linux Core 1 (Yarrow) on Athlon CPU > kernel 2.4.22-1.2188.nptl > Sirendipity 14:52:12 up 5 days, 13:40, load average: > 0.39, 0.83, 0.60 I didn't change anything. It's been happening since fresh install. Also, I use tcsh (if that matters). Wouldn't I have to know which program caused the core dump in order to inspect it? Otherwise it's just random stuff? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover
