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---- Suddenly .core files are created on the server

adb64 - 2:20 pm on Jul 18, 2008 (gmt 0)


Could well be. If an application due to a bug writes outside its allocated memory (e.g. NULL) this implies the application will be stopped by the OS and the OS will create such a core file. With an appropriate debugger this file can be examined in search for the potential problem.

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