Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!think.com!hsdndev!husc6!martin From: martin@slsiris.harvard.edu (Mr. Science) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Making sense of a system coredump Message-ID: Date: 13 Jun 91 21:15:00 GMT Sender: news@husc6.harvard.edu Distribution: comp.unix.wizards Organization: Chemistry Dept., Harvard University Lines: 27 Im in a bind, and perhaps some kind soul out there can help me (at least conceptually). Our system (SGI Iris 4D) crashed this A.M.; there was no trouble in restarting it, and I have strong suspicions on what precipitated the crash. What got my little pea-sized brain working was the notice of /usr/adm/crash/vmcore.1 and unix.1. According to the man page on savecore, this coredump is created in response to a system crash. I would like to examine these files to track down the problem, but HOW DO I DO THIS???? The savecore man page gives no hints. I have tried looking at this file with dbx/edge to no avail. My question is : am I looking in the wrong place?? What do I do with a system core dump (besides delete it...). None of this system admin stuff makes sense to a former VAX/VMS system manager... perhaps I just need to be pointed in the right direction. Advice appreciated, ...pkm -- .................................................................... Patrick Martin Martin@SLSVAX.Harvard.Edu Martin@SLSIRIS.Harvard.Edu Disclaimer: I get taxed too high to afford an opinion. ....................................................................