man: clarify that coredumps are gc'd after 3 days

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AJ Jordan 2020-12-14 15:35:43 -08:00 committed by Lennart Poettering
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<para>By default, <command>systemd-coredump</command> will log the core dump including a backtrace <para>By default, <command>systemd-coredump</command> will log the core dump including a backtrace
if possible to the journal and store the core dump itself in an external file in if possible to the journal and store the core dump itself in an external file in
<filename>/var/lib/systemd/coredump</filename>.</para> <filename>/var/lib/systemd/coredump</filename>. These core dumps are deleted after a few days by
default; see <filename>/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf</filename> for details.</para>
<para>The behavior of a specific program upon reception of a signal is governed by a few <para>The behavior of a specific program upon reception of a signal is governed by a few
factors which are described in detail in factors which are described in detail in
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<para>Resources used by core dump files are restricted in two ways. Parameters like maximum size of acquired <para>Resources used by core dump files are restricted in two ways. Parameters like maximum size of acquired
core dumps and files can be set in files <filename>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</filename> and snippets mentioned core dumps and files can be set in files <filename>/etc/systemd/coredump.conf</filename> and snippets mentioned
above. In addition the storage time of core dump files is restricted by <command>systemd-tmpfiles</command>, above. In addition the storage time of core dump files is restricted by <command>systemd-tmpfiles</command>,
corresponding settings are by default in <filename>/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf</filename>.</para> corresponding settings are by default in <filename>/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf</filename>. The default is
to delete core dumps after a few days; see the above file for details.</para>
<refsect2> <refsect2>
<title>Disabling coredump processing</title> <title>Disabling coredump processing</title>