Michael H. Collins wrote:

Whatever you do, do not open or delete it.

It is the core of the running os, and not a core dump.

Nicolas Beaulieu wrote:

...

Hi all

I just discovered a file on my system, /etc/kcore:

-r-------- 1 root root 67112960 jan 15 10:41 kcore

What the hell this file is and why is it that big?

Why is it located in /etc? Should it not be in /proc? -- George Toft http://www.georgetoft.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/

Isn't there a package for /proc or a kernel compilation choice for it? I can't remember right now. But my guess is he left it out. JMTC, Justin On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Ben Rosenberg wrote:

Michael,

I am curious as to why it's in his /etc and not in /proc?

laters,

...

Whatever you do, do not open or delete it.

It is the core of the running os, and not a core dump.

Nicolas Beaulieu wrote:

...

Hi all

I just discovered a file on my system, /etc/kcore:

-r-------- 1 root root 67112960 jan 15 10:41 kcore

What the hell this file is and why is it that big?

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I thought you said proc... I don't know what it is. Ben Rosenberg wrote:

Michael,

I am curious as to why it's in his /etc and not in /proc?

laters,

...

Whatever you do, do not open or delete it.

It is the core of the running os, and not a core dump.

Nicolas Beaulieu wrote:

...

Hi all

I just discovered a file on my system, /etc/kcore:

-r-------- 1 root root 67112960 jan 15 10:41 kcore

What the hell this file is and why is it that big?

________________ Nicolas Beaulieu Economics Department, Universite Laval Centre de Recherches en Economie et Finances Appliquees (CREFA) Quebec, Canada 418-626-5033 _________________ http://www.penguinpowered.com/~montesquieu montesquieu@penguinpowered.com ICQ 15933500

---> http://www.ccfa.org <--- ---> http://www.ccfc.ca <--- _________________ " La raison fait l'homme, mais c'est le sentiment qui le conduit. "

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Discours sur l'origine et le fondement de l'inegalite parmi les hommes. _________________

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