"service kdump start" Fails With Error "Tried to locate /boot/<non-existing vmlinuz>" (Doc ID 2424449.1)

Last updated on MARCH 29, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Kdump Service Shows "Tried to locate /boot/<non-existing vmlinuz>" when Started

[root@ovs1 ~]# service kdump start

Stopping kdump:[ OK ]
No kdump kernel image found.[WARNING]
Tried to locate /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.39-300.29.1.el5uek
Starting kdump:[FAILED]

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