/proc/kcore a little big :|
Alexander Dalloz
alexander.dalloz at uni-bielefeld.de
Fri Feb 13 14:03:37 UTC 2004
Am Fr, den 13.02.2004 schrieb Raphael um 14:49:
> Hello
>
> This morning running tripwire, I see /proc/kcore modified. Considering I did
> not know this file, I go see and try to edit it to see. God !
>
> ------------
> -r-------- 1 root root 951070720 Feb 13 08:48 kcore
> ------------
>
> What this file contain? The 951mo is stable but it is modified every minute.
>
>
> What can I do, what is this file.
>
> Thanks to help me.
DO NOT TOUCH THIS FILE! (sorry for caps)
It is a memory mirror pseudo file. It does not use the amount of space
it shows to a directory/file listing. Leave it as it is! It is under
/proc and is only there while Linux is running and will be recreated
every time your reboot. Fiddling around with it will typically lead you
to a total computer freeze.
Alexander
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