errdead(1M)                                           errdead(1M)



NAME
     errdead - extracts error records from a crash dump

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/errdead dumpfile [namelist]

ARGUMENTS
     dumpfile
          Specifies the file (or memory) to examine.

     namelist
          Specifies the system namelist.  The default is /unix.

DESCRIPTION
     When the system detects hardware errors, it generates an
     error record containing pertinent information about the
     error.  If the error-logging daemon errdemon(1M) is not
     active or if the system crashes before the record is placed
     in the error file, the system holds the error information in
     a local buffer.  errdead examines a system dump, extracts
     error records, and passes them to errpt(1M) for analysis.

STATUS MESSAGES AND VALUES
     Messages may come from either errdead or errpt.

FILES
     /etc/errdead
          Executable file
     /unix
          System namelist directory
     /usr/bin/errpt
          File containing an analysis program
     /usr/tmp/errXXXXXX
          Temporary file

SEE ALSO
     errdemon(1M), errpt(1M)


















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