[Dovecot] coredump in dovecot 2.0.11

[k b]

This is it:
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[root at server00 spool]# service dovecot start
Starting Dovecot Imap:                                     [  OK  ]
[root at isteren spool]# gdb /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap core
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Reading symbols from /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/usr/libexec/dovecot/imap.debug...done.
done.
/var/spool/core: No such file or directory.
(gdb) bt full
No stack.
(gdb) q



Should i create the /var/spool/core (file or directory) first?



--- On Sat, 4/9/11, Timo Sirainen <> wrote:
> Subject: Re: [Dovecot] coredump in dovecot 2.0.11
> Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011, 12:29 PM
> I'm guessing it either couldn't open
> the binary file or the core file.. Even without debug
> symbols it should print something. What's the full gdb
> command you're giving and its output?
> 
> On 9.4.2011, at 13.26, k b wrote:
> 
> > apparently i cannot get it right,
> > (gdb) bt full   says:
> > No stack.
> > 
> > 
> > i did install the debuginfo files
> > debuginfo-install dovecot-2.0.11-1.fc14.i686
> > 
> > but gdb still says No stack.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Sat, 4/9/11, Timo Sirainen <tss at iki.fi> wrote:
> > 
> >> Subject: Re: [Dovecot] coredump in dovecot 2.0.11
> >> Cc: dovecot at dovecot.org
> >> Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011, 9:01 AM
> >> On 9.4.2011, at 9.37, k b wrote:
> >> 
> >>> I can post the coredump but i will have to
> clean it
> >> first as i can see it contains a few emails.
> >>> would it help to post the coredump or shuould
> i skip
> >> that?
> >> 
> >> The core file itself isn't useful, because it's
> highly
> >> system specific. Posting a gdb backtrace from it
> would be
> >> very useful though. So basically:
> >> 
> >> gdb /usr/libexec/dovecot/imap core
> >> bt full
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
> 
>