Problems with Informix / how to kill a core dump

[Stephen J. Friedl]

Hi folks,

     We are running Informix-SQL v2.10.03D on an AT&T 3B15 with
Sys V Rel 3.1, and we have having problems.  At irregular
intervals, Informix's "isql" will suddenly expand to fill all of
virtual memory -- 16MB -- and start dumping core.  This brings
the machine to a literal standstill for many minutes and it is
driving us crazy.

     My main question is "can we terminate a core dump?".  I know
that kill -9 won't work, and I can do "mkdir core" first to prevent
a core dump.  I just want to find a way to stop one of these things
in progress.  I also wish I could limit coredumpsize as in BSD :-(.

     Informix does nothing more than extend sympathies, but that
doesn't surprise us anymore; their support for the shared-memory
implementation has been miserable across the board.  This is a
bummer, because their expensive tech support is usually quite
a bit above average.

     Steve

Disclaimer: I neither work for nor speak for V-Systems, and
they don't even like it when I post.

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