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howto:gdb [2018/01/06 14:56] – [Debugging] Details on handling SIGPIPE and gdbinit files digital manhowto:gdb [2018/03/24 01:38] – [Debugging] Add attach to running instance instructions digital man
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 You can run ''ulimit -c'' to check if core file generation is enabled for the You can run ''ulimit -c'' to check if core file generation is enabled for the
 current user profile (0 = disabled, non-zero or "unlimited" = enabled). An  current user profile (0 = disabled, non-zero or "unlimited" = enabled). An 
-"unlimited" core file size is the preferred setting. If your system is +"unlimited" core file size is the preferred setting.
-configured for no core file generation, check for a call to ''ulimit -c 0'' +
-in your ''/etc/profile'' (or similar startup file) and remove/edit the command.+
  
 +On Debian Linux (at least), you can enable unlimited core file generation as the default for
 +all (non-root) users by adding the following line to ''/etc/security/limits.conf'' file:
 +<file>
 +*               soft    core            unlimited
 +</file>
 +
 +If you're running sbbs daemonzied (e.g. as a *nix service), you may need to edit your service
 +start up script (e.g. ''/etc/init.d/sbbs'') to set the core limit to //unlimited//:
 +  ulimit -c unlimited
 +  
 +Of in the ''[Service]'' section of your ''/lib/systemd/system/sbbs.service'' file:
 +  LimitCORE=infinity
 +  
 :!: Linux Sysops: to help locate sbbs crash core files, the following :!: Linux Sysops: to help locate sbbs crash core files, the following
 lines in your ''/etc/sysctl.conf'' file can be helpful: lines in your ''/etc/sysctl.conf'' file can be helpful:
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 or (if debugging with a core file): or (if debugging with a core file):
   # gdb /sbbs/exec/sbbs /tmp/core.sbbs.####   # gdb /sbbs/exec/sbbs /tmp/core.sbbs.####
 +or (if attaching to an existing running instance, read the pid from ''/var/run/sbbs.pid''):
 +  # gdb /sbbs/exec/sbbs <pid>
  
 B. Run Synchronet (if no core file used): B. Run Synchronet (if no core file used):

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