Kdumpctl: kdump: mkdir failed on ssh location

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When attempting to dump a vmcore via the SSH protocol on a remote server, the kdump.service fails to start.
May 05 10:39:18 kdump-server systemd[1]: Starting Crash recovery kernel arming...
May 05 10:39:19 kdump-server kdumpctl[2263]: kdump: No kdump initial ramdisk found.
May 05 10:39:19 kdump-server kdumpctl[2263]: kdump: Rebuilding /boot/initramfs-4.18.0-425.19.2.el8_7.x86_64kdump.img
May 05 10:39:19 kdump-server kdumpctl[2320]: kdump: mkdir failed on admin@10.0.0.1:/srv/crash
May 05 10:39:19 kdump-server kdumpctl[2263]: kdump: mkdumprd: failed to make kdump initrd
May 05 10:39:19 kdump-server kdumpctl[2263]: kdump: Starting kdump: [FAILED]
May 05 10:39:19 kdump-server systemd[1]: kdump.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
May 05 10:39:19 kdump-server systemd[1]: kdump.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 05 10:39:19 kdump-server systemd[1]: Failed to start Crash recovery kernel arming.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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