Ah, I guess this happens if you have /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid enabled. Ben, can this be ignored for pipes, or shall I workaround this in apport's init script (this needs to save the original value somewhere then)?
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Apport fails to pipe core dump https://launchpad.net/bugs/83600 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs