Core dump

[David Liguori]

Jeff Kinz wrote:
> On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 07:07:37AM +0300, regatta wrote:
> 
>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>I have the core file size = 0
>>
>># ulimit -a
>>core file size        (blocks, -c) 0
>>
>>
>>but my users always get a core dump in there home directory (~ 2Gb)
>>from command called swirl (xscreensaver tool) and they always complain
>>that there home is almost full!!!
>>
>>what's  the wrong !!?
> 
> 
> Just checked that here and it seems to work properly, ie no core when
> ulimit -c set to 0.
> 
> Two quick questions:
> #1 Is ulimit being for each user when they login? (perhaps in
> /etc/profile?) This is just a sanity check t verify that each user's
> environment is getting that ulimit setting as well.
> 
> #2  What version of FC are you using?
> 
> 
>>-*- If Linux doesn't have the solution, you have the wrong problem -*-
> 
> heh, heh, I like it.
> 
But the program should not be core dumping in the first place.  I take it preventing the users from using "swirl" is out of the question for some reason.
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David Liguori