size of core dumps

size of core dumps

[pol]

<posted & mailed>

I using the following zsh system wide configuration (/etc/zsh/zshrc):
  
unlimit
limit stack 8192
limit core 0
limit -s

And i have set no modifications to the above commands in the usr
configurtaion  (as far as i can see). 

Yet some (kde) applications often crash dumping a large core file. 

Will you please help me to figure out what is wrong?

thank you 

--
pol
 

Re: size of core dumps

[Bart Schaefer]

On Aug 20, 11:29am, pol wrote:
}
} I using the following zsh system wide configuration (/etc/zsh/zshrc):

Usually it's just /etc/zshrc.  Has your zsh been compiled in such a way
as to move it elsewhere?

} limit core 0
} 
} Yet some (kde) applications often crash dumping a large core file. 

Most likely the kde apps are being started by the window manager,
which is run by the login display manager before any interactive
shells are run.  Try moving the limit command to /etc/zsh/zshenv
(or /etc/zshenv).  If that doesn't work, maybe the display manager
isn't using zsh to launch the window manager, and you need to put
the limit commands in /etc/profile or some such.

Re: size of core dumps

[Christian Taylor]

Bart Schaefer wrote:
> On Aug 20, 11:29am, pol wrote:
> }
> } I using the following zsh system wide configuration (/etc/zsh/zshrc):
[...]
> Try moving the limit command to /etc/zsh/zshenv 
> (or /etc/zshenv).  If that doesn't work, maybe the display manager
> isn't using zsh to launch the window manager, and you need to put
> the limit commands in /etc/profile or some such.

Some distributions use a dedicated file to easily set limits system-wide, at 
every login (I think it's a component of PAM).
Check if "/etc/security/limits.conf" exists on your system. If it does, have a 
look at the comments for examples of the syntax.

Christian

Re: size of core dumps

[Frank Terbeck]

Bart Schaefer <schaefer@brasslantern.com>:
> On Aug 20, 11:29am, pol wrote:
> } I using the following zsh system wide configuration (/etc/zsh/zshrc):
> 
> Usually it's just /etc/zshrc.  Has your zsh been compiled in such a way
> as to move it elsewhere?

On debian Systems the global config files reside in '/etc/zsh/'.

Regards, Frank