Indeed, systemd does some sneaky tricks. $ sysctl kernel.core_pattern
kernel.core_pattern = |/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-coredump %p %u %g %s %t %e $ sudo sysctl kernel.core_pattern='core' $ node -e 'process.abort()' Aborted $ ls -a ./ ../ core Thanks! On 02/01/2013 07:08 PM, Ben Noordhuis wrote: > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Dan Milon <danmi...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> $ ulimit -c unlimited >> >> $ node -e 'process.abort()' Aborted (core dumped) >> >> $ ls -a ./ ../ >> >> Any idea? >> >> BTW, could you point me to the actual code of process.abort in >> the source? >> >> danmilon. > > Check what the kernel.core_pattern sysctl is set to. Some > security frameworks change it so core dumps get stored elsewhere. > > Also, don't run as root. Some of the aforementioned frameworks > block root core dumps as a security precaution (think symlink > attacks.) > > process.abort() is implemented in src/node.cc (grep for 'Abort'). > It doesn't do anything special: it just calls abort() which in turn > sends a SIGABRT to the process. > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
