Re: ctrl \ makes psql 8.2.5 dump core

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Jeff Ross <jross(at)wykids(dot)org>
Cc: PostgreSQL <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: ctrl \ makes psql 8.2.5 dump core
Date: 2008-01-03 18:45:04
Message-ID: 20080103184504.GC14593@alvh.no-ip.org
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Jeff Ross wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I found out this morning that entering CTRL \ at the psql prompt will make
> psql dump core. The is reproducible on the two machines I have here.
> Another server running downtown just quits without dumping core.

This is normal and expected. Ctrl-\ is SIGABRT. If somewhere it aborts
without dumping core, it's because you have a zero "core size" ulimit
setting.

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Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.

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