Locating The Core File - IBM E027SLL-H - Tivoli Monitoring - PC Troubleshooting Manual

3. To check the content of the pax archive, run the uncompress command:

Locating the core file

You can read the core file for information related to system stops on UNIX-based
systems. Use the errpt -a command to get a summary of the most recent system
stoppages and the location of the core file.
If the system stops on UNIX-based systems, collect the core file from the directory
that stores the binary file, to which the process belongs. For example, if the failing
process is the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server server process, KfwServices, the core
is created in the /opt/IBM/ITM/archtype/cq/bin/ directory.
Procedure
To retrieve information on where the core file is created, enter the errpt -a
command.
Results
A summary of information is displayed about the most recent crashes and also the
location of the core file:
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LABEL:
IDENTIFIER:
Date/Time:
Sequence Number: 1229
Machine Id:
Node Id:
Class:
Type:
Resource Name:
Description
SOFTWARE PROGRAM ABNORMALLY TERMINATED
Probable Causes
SOFTWARE PROGRAM
User Causes
USER GENERATED SIGNAL
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using the -d flag, the archive will be stored in the/tmp/snapcore directory. The
new archive file will be named as snapcore_$pid.pax.Z:
# ls -l /tmp/myDir
total 5504
-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 2815081 Feb 21 09:56 snapcore_20576.pax.Z
# uncompress -c snapcore_20576.pax.Z | pax core.18048.01084144
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./usr/lib/libcrypt.a
./usr/lib/libcurses.a
./usr/lib/nls/loc/en_US
./usr/lib/libi18n.a
./usr/lib/libiconv.
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Recommended Actions
CORRECT THEN RETRY