[Bug 590887] Re: btraceback utility doesn't work

[Kern Sibbald]

On Monday 07 March 2011 16:12:51 Chuck Short wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better. Please try to obtain a backtrace following the
> instructions at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash and upload
> the backtrace (as an attachment) to the bug report. This will greatly
> help us in tracking down your problem.
>
> ** Changed in: bacula (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete

This kind of problem "ptrace: Operation not permitted." is common when you run 
some of your daemons as non-root.  The core dump is produced as root because 
Bacula is started as root, but as user "bacula" gdb won't work.

One solution is for obtaining a traceback, run bacula as root. This is most 
appropriate for a one-shot reproducible case.  Another solution might be to 
put the appropriate command (e.g. sudo) in the btraceback script so that the 
debugger is able to do its job.

Regards,

Kern

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Title:
  btraceback utility doesn't work