Configurable Core File Paths

Two new configurable core file paths that can be enabled or disabled independently of each other are:

• A per-process core file path, which defaults to core and is enabled by default. If enabled, the per-process core file path causes a core file to be produced when the process terminates abnormally. The per-process path is inherited by a new process from its parent process.

  When generated, a per-process core file is owned by the owner of the process with read/write permissions for the owner. Only the owning user can view this file.

• A global core file path, which defaults to core and is disabled by default. If enabled, an additional core file with the same content as the per-process core file is produced by using the global core file path.

  When generated, a global core file is owned by superuser with read/write permissions for superuser only. Non-privileged users cannot view this file.

When a process terminates abnormally, it produces a core file in the current directory by default. If the global core file path is enabled, each abnormally terminating process might produce two files, one in the current working directory, and one in the global core file location.

By default, a setuid process does not produce core files using either the global or per-process path.