To Configure Solaris OS to Generate Core Files

1. Run the following commands as root.

   mkdir -p /var/cores
   coreadm -g /var/cores/%f.%n.%p.core -e global -e process -e \
   global-setid -e proc-setid -e log

2. View the core configuration.

   # coreadm global core file pattern: init core file pattern: %f.%n.%p.core global core dumps: enabled per-process core dumps: enabled global setid core dumps: enabled per-process setid core dumps: enabled global core dump logging: enabled

   See the coreadm man page for further information.

3. Set the size of the core dumps to unlimited.

   # ulimit -c unlimited # ulimit -a coredump(blocks) unlimited

   See the ulimit man page for further information.

4. Verify core file creation.

   # cd /var/cores # sleep 100000 & [1] PID # kill -8 PID # ls