Bug ID 692189: errdefsd fails to generate a core file on request.

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP All(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1

Fixed In:
14.0.0, 13.1.1.2, 12.1.4

Opened: Nov 02, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Should errdefsd crash or be manually cored for the purpose of gathering diagnostic information, no core file will be generated.

Impact

Increased communication required with F5 Support when attempting to diagnose problems with errdefsd.

Conditions

Forcing errdefsd to core for diagnostic purposes.

Workaround

1. Add the following lines to the official errdefsd script, /etc/bigstart/scripts/errdefsd: 16a17,19 > # set resource limits, affinity, etc > setproperties ${service} > 2. Run the following command: bigstart restart errdefsd

Fix Information

errdefsd now generates a core file when forced to core.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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