Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 20:32:13 -0700 From: Norbert Papke <fbsd-ml@scrapper.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Core file output directory, writeable directories and procfs Message-ID: <200805182032.13524.fbsd-ml@scrapper.ca> In-Reply-To: <N1N-LoQgHlj-q_@Safe-mail.net> References: <N1N-LoQgHlj-q_@Safe-mail.net>
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On May 18, 2008, stonee@safe-mail.net wrote:
> What are the rules dictating where core files are output? Is there a way to
> setup an output directory?
The sysctl(8) MIB controls core file generation. See core(5) for more
information.
To specify a particular location for your core files, you might want to put
something like
kern.corefile=/tmp/%N.%P.core
into /etc/sysctl.conf.
Cheers.
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