Generate coredumps automatically in specified directory
If you are into investigating coredumps, or you are just curious about how many processes have coredumped, then this is for you: 1. add the following line to /etc/security/limits.conf * - core unlimited 2. add the following line to /etc/sysctl.conf kernel.core_pattern = /corefiles/core.%e.%p %e is the executable filename, %p is pid. Please check the "Naming of core dump files" section of man 5 core for more information on this. 3. run "sysctl -p", then logout and login. Or just reboot. This is what I have on my Yeeloong: $ ls /corefiles/ core.genstrings.11832 core.nscd.10278 core.nscd.12821 core.nscd.13617 core.nscd.23172 core.nscd.29367 core.nscd.6428 core.genstrings.18210 core.nscd.10281 core.nscd.13061 core.nscd.13620 core.nscd.23175 core.nscd.29368 core.nscd.6431 core.main.19478 core.nscd.10284 core.nscd.13064 core.nscd.19028 core.nscd.24042 core.nscd.29369 core.main.19702 core.nsc