How to find out who/what generated core dump

[Hadayati Abdul Jalil_1]

Hi,

I have a HP 10.20 which every now and then generates a core dump on my "/" directory and caused it to be 100% full.

I tried to file core and what core, but I don't know what the results mean. Anyone out there able to decipher for me?

# file core
core: core file from 'basicdsd' - received SIGSEGV

# what core
core:
HPDPS $Header: basicdsd_rev.c,v 80.1.1.1 97/02/28 08:56:47 ssa Exp

[Ian Kidd_1 · Accepted solution]

basicdsd is a process for the HP Distributed Print system (HPDPS). Generally, you would need this for complex printing environments (eg. lots of printers).

If that doesn't apply to you, you can prevent HPDPS from starting at startup by editing
/etc/rc.config.d/pd:

PD_CLIENT=0
PD_OTHER_CLIENTS=""
PD_SPOOLERS=""
PD_SUPERVISORS=""

You can stop the daemons via:
/sbin/init.d/pd stop.

If you do need HPDPS, you might need to search for and download the latest patches from HP.

[Darren Prior]

Hi,

In addition to the previous answer, you may wish to create directory in / called core. This will prevent core files being written to /, saving your filesystem from hitting 100%.

Just be aware that if you do this you will not see core files, hence won't be able to check where a problem is occurring.

regards,

Darren.

[Paul Thomson_2]

Hi

You may also want to check the following. I had this issue earlier in the year concerning basicdsd and posted this response which prooved to be very useful.

Thanks
Paul

[Paul Thomson_2]

And now the URL which of course is exceptionally helpful........

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x457906295e00d6118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html