Unable to open vmcore file using crash utility.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Opening a vmcore file using crash utility gives an error message "incompatible arguments"
# crash /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64/vmlinux /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64/System.map vmcore
crash: incompatible arguments:                                         
   /usr/lib/debug/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.el6.x86_64/vmlinux is SMP -- vmcore is not SMP

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • crash

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