SystemTap Script Tutorials: Episode 1 - Investigating Signals
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Sometimes an application will quit, pause, or otherwise change for no apparent reason. The cause can be a signal sent from a cron job or from a misbehaving user or script somewhere on the system.
This tutorial describes how to run SystemTap scripts that track down signals being sent on your system. You can monitor the entire system for a particular signal or watch selected app...
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