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How to Use Coreadm to Name Core Files in Solaris (Doc ID 1001674.1)

Last updated on MARCH 09, 2024

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 8 and later
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (32-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86 (32-bit)

Goal

Set coreadm so that application/process core dumps are uniquely named and easy to find.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 Be Careful of your Disk Space
 What to do with a core dump
 How to disable core dumps entirely
 Why these settings and not others
 Multiple core files in Solaris Non-Global Zones (ie containers) & Branded Zones environments
 Additional References
References

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