syscorepath Command

Purpose

Specifies a single system-wide directory where all core files of any processes will be dumped.

Syntax

syscorepath [ -p DirectoryName ] [ -g ] [ -c ]

Description

The syscorepath command enables a system administrator to set up a single system-wide directory in which to dump core files from any processes. This can ease administrative tasks in managing file-system space and provides a single, known directory in which to find core files. By default, the core file is created in the working directory of the process being core-dumped.

The directory should have read and write privileges for all users on the system. If a user does not have permission to write in the directory, a core file will not be created. Core files will be given unique names based on the process ID and time, so a core file will be named core.pid.ddhhmmss, where pid is the process ID, dd is the day of the month, hh is the hour in 24-hour format, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds.

Note: The settings made by the syscorepath command do not persist across system reboots. However, the settings made by the chcore command persist across system reboots.

Flags

Item	Description
-c	Unsets the current directory specified as the repository for core files. Subsequent core files will be created in the working directory of the process.
-g	Displays current directory specified as the repository for core files.
-p DirectoryName	Specifies the directory to use as a repository for core files. DirectoryName must be a valid directory name.

Exit Status

Item	Description
0	The command completed successfully.
>0	An error occurred.

Standard Errors

EPERM: User does not have permission.
ENOTDIR: Specified DirectoryName is not a directory.
ENAMETOOLONG: Specified DirectoryName is too long.

Security

Only the root user can run this command.

Examples

To set /core as the repository for core files, type:
```
syscorepath -p /core
```
To display the current repository for core files, type:
```
syscorepath -g
```
To unset the directory used as the repository for core files, type:
```
syscorepath -c
```

Files

Item	Description
/usr/bin/syscorepath	Contains the syscorepath command.