ulimit and core dumps generation with Node.js

macosx.txt

➜  node-debug-school git:(master) ✗ ls /cores 
➜  node-debug-school git:(master) ✗ ulimit -c 0; node --abort-on-uncaught-exception -e 'undef()'
Uncaught ReferenceError: undef is not defined

FROM
[eval]:1:1
Object.<anonymous> ([eval]-wrapper:6:22)
Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
evalScript (node.js:536:25)
startup (node.js:80:7)
node.js:906:3
[1]    1448 abort      node --abort-on-uncaught-exception -e 'undef()'
➜  node-debug-school git:(master) ✗ ls /cores 
➜  node-debug-school git:(master) ✗  node --abort-on-uncaught-exception -e 'undef()'        
Uncaught ReferenceError: undef is not defined

FROM
[eval]:1:1
Object.<anonymous> ([eval]-wrapper:6:22)
Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
evalScript (node.js:536:25)
startup (node.js:80:7)
node.js:906:3
[1]    1472 abort      node --abort-on-uncaught-exception -e 'undef()'
➜  node-debug-school git:(master) ✗ ls /cores 
➜  node-debug-school git:(master) ✗ ulimit -c unlimited; node --abort-on-uncaught-exception -e 'undef()'
Uncaught ReferenceError: undef is not defined

FROM
[eval]:1:1
Object.<anonymous> ([eval]-wrapper:6:22)
Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
evalScript (node.js:536:25)
startup (node.js:80:7)
node.js:906:3
[1]    1488 abort (core dumped)  node --abort-on-uncaught-exception -e 'undef()'
➜  node-debug-school git:(master) ✗ ls /cores 
core.1488
➜  node-debug-school git:(master) ✗

prctloutput

[root@232e6f26-a7fe-ee26-d40b-b5473b8d9dc1 ~/node-debug-school]# ulimit -c 0; prctl -n process.max-core-size $$
process: 58274: -bash
NAME    PRIVILEGE       VALUE    FLAG   ACTION                       RECIPIENT
process.max-core-size
        privileged          0B      -   deny                                 -
        system          8.00EB    max   deny                                 -
[root@232e6f26-a7fe-ee26-d40b-b5473b8d9dc1 ~/node-debug-school]# ulimit -c 42; prctl -n process.max-core-size $$
process: 58274: -bash
NAME    PRIVILEGE       VALUE    FLAG   ACTION                       RECIPIENT
process.max-core-size
        privileged      42.0KB      -   deny                                 -
        system          8.00EB    max   deny                                 -
[root@232e6f26-a7fe-ee26-d40b-b5473b8d9dc1 ~/node-debug-school]#

smartos.txt

[root@232e6f26-a7fe-ee26-d40b-b5473b8d9dc1 ~/node-debug-school]# coreadm 
     global core file pattern: /var/cores/core.%f.%p
     global core file content: default
       init core file pattern: /var/cores/core.%f.%p
       init core file content: default
            global core dumps: enabled
       per-process core dumps: disabled
      global setid core dumps: disabled
 per-process setid core dumps: disabled
     global core dump logging: enabled
[root@232e6f26-a7fe-ee26-d40b-b5473b8d9dc1 ~/node-debug-school]# ls /var/cores/
[root@232e6f26-a7fe-ee26-d40b-b5473b8d9dc1 ~/node-debug-school]# ulimit -c 0; node --abort-on-uncaught-exception -e 'undef()'
Uncaught ReferenceError: undef is not defined

FROM
[eval]:1:1
Object.<anonymous> ([eval]-wrapper:6:22)
Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
evalScript (node.js:536:25)
startup (node.js:80:7)
node.js:906:3
Abort (core dumped)
[root@232e6f26-a7fe-ee26-d40b-b5473b8d9dc1 ~/node-debug-school]# ls /var/cores/
core.node.65711
[root@232e6f26-a7fe-ee26-d40b-b5473b8d9dc1 ~/node-debug-school]#