GNU bug report logs - #18350
/bin/cat segfault

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Message #15 received at 18350 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: David King <dave <at> twinstrata.com>, 18350 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18350: /bin/cat segfault
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:36:38 -0600

David King wrote:
> king <at> cloud-laptop:~/workspace$ cat foo
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Problems such as these have sometimes occurred when the hardware has
started to fail.  Such as for failing memory or other hardware caused
problems.  I would run memtest on the system.  I would inspect kernel
logs for hardware errors.

Bob

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