I cannot get a vmcore sent to a remote host via scp when kdump is configured using a short hostname

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Release Found: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4

Problem

If you configure kdump to copy the vmcore to a remote host over network with scp using a short hostname it will not work properly.

Solution

Use a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), for example: crash.example.com

Comments

It is not recommended to use short hostnames when configu...

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