X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/89dd51cd40dadd2a3eae7de7057be3fa5ccefc8f..a29e5231ac02b045d8fdd5610abac3c38131366f:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 493c55445..2a69fcf59 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.75 2010/06/05 09:10:08 pdp Exp $ +. $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt,v 1.76 2010/06/05 10:04:43 pdp Exp $ . . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// . This is the primary source of the Exim Manual. It is an xfpt document that is @@ -21075,6 +21075,17 @@ sought in the PATH directories, in the usual way. &*Warning*&: This does not apply to a command specified as a transport filter. +.option permit_coredump pipe boolean false +Normally Exim inhibits core-dumps during delivery. If you have a need to get +a core-dump of a pipe command, enable this command. This enables core-dumps +during delivery and affects both the Exim binary and the pipe command run. +It is recommended that this option remain off unless and until you have a need +for it and that this only be enabled when needed, as the risk of excessive +resource consumption can be quite high. Note also that Exim is typically +installed as a setuid binary and most operating systems will inhibit coredumps +of these by default, so further OS-specific action may be required. + + .option pipe_as_creator pipe boolean false .cindex "uid (user id)" "local delivery" If the generic &%user%& option is not set and this option is true, the delivery