Re: [HTCondor-users] unwanted core dump file

[Jaime Frey <jfrey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That is expected. If the starter finds a core file, it adds it to the list of output files to transfer.
You can prevent this by requesting that no core file be produced.
Add this to the submit file:
  core_size = 0

 - Jaime

> On Sep 26, 2022, at 9:43 AM, Stefano Belforte <Stefano.Belforte@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi experts,
> (in CMS CRAB context)
> it appears to me that condor brings back also the core dump of a crashed
> executable in the job even if in the JDL I have a transfer_output_file
> statement which explicitly lists only 2 (other) files.
> I get those two files the job stdou/err and in case there was a core dump
> in the job running directory, also the core dump.
> 
> Is that expected ? If yes, how can I prevent it ?
> Those core dump are very large etc. etc...
> 
> thanks
> Stefano