Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of Core_dump

Timestamp:

Sep 8, 2008 8:09:56 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

Frank Mehnert

Comment:

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Core_dump

@@ -8 +8 @@
 Ensure that '''no''' startup script (`~/.bashrc`, `~/.bash_profile`, `~/.profile`) contains an instruction like `ulimit -c 0` as the limit cannot be increased once it was set to zero.
 
+Starting with version 2.0.0, the !VirtualBox processes are started `suid root`. Therefore do
+{{{
+echo -n 1 > /proc/sys/fs/suid_dumpable
+}}}
+before starting the VM/GUI.
+
 When !VirtualBox crashes, a file core.<pid> is created in the current directory. Be aware that core dumps can be very huge. Please compress the file before submitting it to a bug report. Or better don't attach the file to a report. Note that this core dump can contain a memory dump of your guest which can include sensitive information. Send it to frank _dot_ mehnert at sun _dot_ com if the compressed file is smaller than 5MB. Contact me directly otherwise.