Bug ID 464718: httpd process does not generate core file

Last Modified: Jul 12, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.4.1

Opened: May 29, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

httpd process does not generate core file in /var/core/ on fatal failures such as SEGV, FPE, ILL, etc.

Impact

Difficult to identify root cause or debug issues.

Conditions

Any fatal failures on httpd.

Workaround

Work around for 14.1.0: ======================== Set core file size limit for all httpd processes on every reboot. set command: ----------- prlimit --core=-1 -p <pidof httpd> Verify the limit is set correctly to unlimited: ----------------------------------------------- [root@BIG-IP2:Active:Standalone] sysinit # grep core /proc/<PID>/limits Max core file size unlimited unlimited bytes [root@BIG-IP2:Active:Standalone] sysinit #

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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