core not dumped

[James]

On 19/03/2015 13:35, Markus Schönhaber wrote:
>> dumped".  If I put "abort()" in the code at the point it is reporting
>> then a core file is written, so there is no OS reason why a core can not
>> be written.  It appears to be dovecot's choice to control the child.  In
>> an attempt to obtain a core file I have:
>>
>> service imap-login {
>>     chroot =
>>     drop_priv_before_exec = yes
>>     user = dovecot
>> }
>>
>> How can I make imap-login to produce a core file?
>
> Maybe this helps:
> http://dovecot.org/bugreport.html#coredumps


I can create core dumps but not from imap-login, so it's not a general 
system restriction.  Adding abort() to the master gives a core - but but 
not a relevant one.  Adding an arbitrary abort() to imap-login gives a 
"core not dumped" message.


James.