On 9/15/07, Otavio Salvador <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > "Frodo Baggins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Any thoughts on this? > >> > >> On 9/12/07, Frodo Baggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> From b8866155b7b9aed4c3035f3aeff8662e4c785e92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > >>> From: Frodo Baggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:11:37 +0530 > >>> Subject: [PATCH] Enable full memory dump > >>> > >>> If user is root, we can remove the limit on core dump size. This may > >>> make it easier to debug dumps. > >>> The old limit is saved and restored at exit via atexit(3). > > > > Tools should not override settings I make in my shell. > > I.e., if I say I never want a core dump larger than X bytes, > > I'd be very upset if parted were to override that and > > create one regardless. > > I ack on it. This is an option set by the admin and ought to be > respected.
My thought was that since typically the admin/root runs parted, he can raise this limit. Yes, I agree that this should not be done without the admin's knowledge. Regards, Frodo B _______________________________________________ parted-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/parted-devel
