I'm afraid I don't know what a .btr file is -- that is not something that is controlled by Open MPI.
You might want to look into your OS settings to see if it has some kind of alternate corefile mechanism...? > On May 6, 2016, at 8:58 PM, dpchoudh . <dpcho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello all > > I run MPI jobs (for test purpose only) on two different 'clusters'. Both > 'clusters' have two nodes only, connected back-to-back. The two are very > similar, but not identical, both software and hardware wise. > > Both have ulimit -c set to unlimited. However, only one of the two creates > core files when an MPI job crashes. The other creates a text file named > something like > <program_name_that_crashed>.80s-<a-number-that-looks-like-a-PID>,<hostname-where-the-crash-happened>.btr > > I'd much prefer a core file because that allows me to debug with a lot more > options than a static text file with addresses. How do I get a core file in > all situations? I am using MPI source from the master branch. > > Thanks in advance > Durga > > The surgeon general advises you to eat right, exercise regularly and quit > ageing. > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > us...@open-mpi.org > Subscription: https://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users > Link to this post: > http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2016/05/29124.php -- Jeff Squyres jsquy...@cisco.com For corporate legal information go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/