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-version 1.48, 2023/05/07 06:55:21
+version 1.49, 2024/04/27 18:34:23
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  Several things are needed:
-) set kern.nosuidcoredump=2 in /etc/sysctl.conf
+) set kern.nosuidcoredump=3 in /etc/sysctl.conf
-) put
-         Option  "NoTrapSignals" "true"
+) start the X server as root, with the -keepPriv option. If you use
+    xenodm, you can add the option in /etc/X11/xenodm/Xservers. If you
+    want to use startx, you need to run it as root, like this:
-    in the "ServerFlags" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf. If such a section
-    doesn't exist, it can be added as follow:
-    Section "ServerFlags"
-         Option  "NoTrapSignals" "true"
-    EndSection
-    anywhere in the configuration file.
-) start the X server as root, with the -keepPriv option. A regular
-    user is not allowed to use this option. If you use xenodm, you can
-    add the option in /etc/X11/xenodm/Xservers. If you want to use
-    startx, you need to run it as root, like this:
     startx -- /usr/X11R6/bin/X -keepPriv
- Now the X server will dump core when catching a fatal signal. But it
+ Now the X server should dump core when catching a fatal signal and the
- will also not be able to restore the text mode on exit. So be prepared
+ core dump should be in /var/crash/Xorg/<pid>.core.
- to log in remotely (serial terminal or ssh) to reboot your machine or
- to restart X.
- The core dump will be in /var/crash.
+ Alternatively, if the X server is using the modesetting(4) driver
+ (it's the case with most recent AMD and Intel GPUs), it can be started
+ as a regular user, without setting kern.nosuidcoredump=3, and the core
+ dump will be in the current directory where startx was executed.
  See also <http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/ServerDebugging>