README for dealing with coredumps. A good link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17965/how-to-generate-a-core-dump-in-linux-on-a-segmentation-fault https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000015982 On my system, core files are put here: erniep@gracie:~/Development/Peak/src/seer/tests/hellosegv$ ./hellosegv XX: 0 ./hellosegv Hello, World!42 Segmentation fault (core dumped) erniep@gracie:~/Development/Peak/src/seer/tests/hellosegv$ ls -l /var/local/dumps/ total 232 -rw------- 1 erniep users 507904 Mar 10 22:20 core.hellosegv.26205 As per this linux config setting: gracie:~ # sysctl kernel.core_pattern kernel.core_pattern = /var/local/dumps/core.%e.%p Quick setup: The quick step guide for this is as follows. Some as root. Run: % ulimit -c unlimited % install -m 1777 -d /var/local/dumps % echo "/var/local/dumps/core.%e.%p"> /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern % rcapparmor stop % sysctl -w kernel.suid_dumpable=2