[asterisk-users] * core file not recognized

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 08:32:35PM -0700, Jay Wilton wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to debug a machine that segfaults.  A core file
> is produced like /tmp/core.4545 .  The command and error:
> 
> gdb /usr/sbin/asterisk -c /tmp/core.4545
> GNU gdb 6.3-debian
> ...CUT
> This GDB was configured as "i386-linux"...Using host
> libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
> 
> "/tmp/core.4545" is not a core dump: File format not
> recognized

So what is that file?

  file /tmp/core.4545

> 
> The box was rebooted before I had a change to run gdb, did
> I miss something?  Thank you.

Debian normally deletes the contents of /tmp upon boot.

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