Re: Custom core dump folder ?
On Apr 4, 2013, at 11:18 PM, patrick keshishian wrote: > On single directory for everyone's core files? Personally I don't like > that idea. Especially if I'm working on a project and want to find the > core files in my current directory as a developer, you have a point :-) but you could just not change the default as admin, it's sure convenient to configure away from the default and have them in one place with one system-level config setting.. today, a cron job looks for cores once a day and tells me when he found some. >>> On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 15:37, Jack N. Asher wrote: >>>> Is there a way to specify a custom core dump folder in OpenBSD ? >>>> >>>> This is the FreeBSD way (AFAIK, OpenBSD does not support it): >>>> sysctl.conf >>>> kern.corefile="/custom-folder/%U.%N.core" cool, I didn't know that feature. thanks Jack! fl
Re: Custom core dump folder ?
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Jack N. Asher wrote: > If there is a list of daemons, etc. running 24/7, it would be useful > if they all dumped in 1 folder rather than using a script to search > for them. This way we will actually notice when a core dumps; the core > is not buried deep inside a current-working-directory waiting for it > to be discovered by some script. Even Python dumps core sometimes. On single directory for everyone's core files? Personally I don't like that idea. Especially if I'm working on a project and want to find the core files in my current directory rather than some other place where there may be a ton of other core files festering away... --patrick > Anyway, my $0.02. > > On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Ted Unangst wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 15:37, Jack N. Asher wrote: >>> Is there a way to specify a custom core dump folder in OpenBSD ? I do >>> not see any references to it in sysctl -a >>> If not, is there a security reason for it not being supported or can >>> it be added to a wishlist ? >> >> It is not supported, probably because nobody found any use for it. >> >> You can add anything you like to your wishlist, just keep your expectations >> in check. :)
Re: Custom core dump folder ?
If there is a list of daemons, etc. running 24/7, it would be useful if they all dumped in 1 folder rather than using a script to search for them. This way we will actually notice when a core dumps; the core is not buried deep inside a current-working-directory waiting for it to be discovered by some script. Even Python dumps core sometimes. Anyway, my $0.02. On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Ted Unangst wrote: > On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 15:37, Jack N. Asher wrote: >> Is there a way to specify a custom core dump folder in OpenBSD ? I do >> not see any references to it in sysctl -a >> If not, is there a security reason for it not being supported or can >> it be added to a wishlist ? > > It is not supported, probably because nobody found any use for it. > > You can add anything you like to your wishlist, just keep your expectations > in check. :)
Re: Custom core dump folder ?
On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 15:37, Jack N. Asher wrote: > Is there a way to specify a custom core dump folder in OpenBSD ? I do > not see any references to it in sysctl -a > If not, is there a security reason for it not being supported or can > it be added to a wishlist ? It is not supported, probably because nobody found any use for it. You can add anything you like to your wishlist, just keep your expectations in check. :)
Custom core dump folder ?
Is there a way to specify a custom core dump folder in OpenBSD ? I do not see any references to it in sysctl -a If not, is there a security reason for it not being supported or can it be added to a wishlist ? This is the FreeBSD way (AFAIK, OpenBSD does not support it): sysctl.conf kern.corefile="/custom-folder/%U.%N.core"
