Subject: Re: avoiding kernel crash dumps
To: Mike M. Volokhov <mishka@apk.od.ua>
From: Timo Schoeler <timo.schoeler@riscworks.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/19/2005 15:26:07
> On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:09:13 +0200 (CEST)
> "Timo Schoeler" <timo.schoeler@riscworks.net> wrote:
>
>> > On 2005.08.19 14:15:55 +0000, timo.schoeler@riscworks.net wrote:
>> > | hi,
>> > |
>> > | is there a way to disable any crash dumps from the kernel (avoiding
>> it
>> > | destroying wrong configured RAIDframe sets)?
>> >
>> > You want to read http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-rf.html.
>> >
>> > 		-- Rui Paulo
>>
>> that's why i wrote 'wrong configured RAIDframe sets' -- the machine is
>> colocated, i'm neither able nor willing to risk reconfiguration stuff
>> (except for e.g. building a tweaked kernel and reboot)... ;)
>>
>> timo
>>
>
> If so, please try out the following two variables:
>
> kern.dump_on_panic=0 (avoid crash dumps)
> ddb.onpanic=0 (doesn't fall into DDB on panic, useful for remote machines)
>

thanks Mishka! that's what i need :)

> --
> Mishka.

cheers,

timo