[nycbug-talk] Strange Apache Coredump behavior

[Jesse Callaway]

Apache https has its own corefile options. Since it starts as root it may
override or ignore your system settings. I don't know the syntax offhand,
and but the docs at apache.org should give some love.
On Dec 30, 2011 3:17 PM, "Mark Saad" <mark.saad at ymail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Brian Seklecki (Mobile)
> <root at probikesllc.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I have no cores and I am stumped.
> >>
> >
> > Check the apache RC script; it may be setting ulimit(1) on coredump.
> >
> > Also try to run a "Hello World" segfault tester as the www/httpd user and
> > see if you get your dump.
> >
> >  int main(void)
> >  {
> >     char *s = "hello world";
> >     *s = 'H';
> >  }
>
> The end result of that issue was I forgot to set kern.sugid_coredump=1
> in sysctl.conf .
>
>  Also in FreeBSD 7.3 gcore would not produce any usable coredumps from
> apache. I could not figure that out.
>
>
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>
> Mark Saad | mark.saad at ymail.com
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