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=== '''Installation''' ===
=== '''Installation''' ===


# A yum repo is available to provide easy access to koji builds for [http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=1213313 F11] and [http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=1213321 F10].  Run the following command to create the repo config file for crash-catcher:
# A yum repo is available to provide easy access to koji builds for [http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=1190223 F11] and [http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=1190218 F10].  Run the following command to create the repo config file for crash-catcher:
<pre>
<pre>
# cat <<EOF>>/etc/yum.repos.d/crash-catcher.repo
# cat <<EOF>>/etc/yum.repos.d/crash-catcher.repo
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</pre>
</pre>
# Next, install the crash-catcher packages: <pre># yum install crash-catcher\*</pre>
# Next, install the crash-catcher packages: <pre># yum install crash-catcher\*</pre>
# Disable bug-buddy: add a line <pre>GNOME_DISABLE_CRASH_DIALOG=1</pre> to ~/.bashrc
# Then restart the computer to launch the daemon and load the necessary dbus configuration files
# Then restart the computer to launch the daemon and load the necessary dbus configuration files
# Check if the daemon is really running, if not for some reason, run ''crash-catcher''
# Check if the daemon is really running, if not for some reason, run ''crash-catcher''
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=== Known issues ===
=== Known issues ===
Consult list of [https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/report/1 active tickets] before reporting an issue.  The most common issues are listed below:
* if you want to report same crash twice, you have to remove CC's DB (default path /tmp/CCDB) and make a crash again
* '''Report multiple crashes''' - if you want to report same crash twice, you have to remove CC's DB (default path /var/cache/crash-catcher/crash-catcher-db) and make a crash again
* if reporting causes an installation of many debuginfos, then a dbus timeout may occur. In that case, try to report crash again after debuginfos are installed.
* '''dbus timeout''' - if reporting causes an installation of many debuginfos, then a dbus timeout may occur. In that case, try to report crash again after debuginfos are installed.
* if crash-catcher daemon unexpectedly crashs, then look for .lock files in /var/cache/crash-catcher/ and delete them. They may cause a deadlock.
* '''crash-catcher daemon crash''' - if crash-catcher daemon unexpectedly crashs, then look for .lock files in /var/cache/crash-catcher/ and delete them. They may cause a deadlock.
* if it seems to do nothing, try to disable PGP checking and restart daemon
* '''Nothing happened?''' - if it seems to do nothing, try to disable PGP checking and restart daemon
* gui writes some gtk warnings
* '''Graphical warnings''' - gui writes some gtk warnings
* report editing from gui doesn't work  
* '''Report editing''' - report editing from gui doesn't work  
* it needs rpm >= 4.6.0-1 (rc3 segfaults)
* '''rpm %requires''' - it needs rpm >= 4.6.0-1 (rc3 segfaults)


=== Test ===
=== Test ===


Available tests include:
Follow the [[QA:Testcase_crashcatcher|test case]].
* [[QA:Testcase_crashcatcher]] - default crash report
* [[QA:Testcase_crashcatcher_Logger]] - Logger plugin
* [[QA:Testcase_crashcatcher_Mailx]] - Mailx plugin


=== Results ===
=== Results ===
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| [[User:rbiba|Radek Biba]]
| [[User:rbiba|Radek Biba]]
| [-]
| [-]
| style="color:white; background:red;" | crash-catcher
| style="color:white; background:red;" | The security issue
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/5
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/5
| The temporary file /tmp/CCDB is a security hole
| The temporary file /tmp/CCDB is a potentially security hole
|-
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|-
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| [[User:rbiba|Radek Biba]]
| [[User:rbiba|Radek Biba]]
| [-]
| [-]
|  | cc-gui
|  | crash-catcher
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/17
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/17
| The "Cancel" button works as the "Apply" button :)
| The "Cancel" button works as the "Apply" button :)
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|  | crash-catcher
|  | crash-catcher
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/22
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/22
| Inappropriate mime type in reported e-mail
| Wrong recognition of the content of the reported email
|-
|-
| [[User:rbiba|Radek Biba]]
| [-]
|  | cc-gui
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/23
| [RFE] Display the latest crash in the list by default
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| [[User:psklenar|Petr Sklenar]]
| [[User:psklenar|Petr Sklenar]]
| [http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_527e6a5b-d71d-41f7-93b3-6b3e06d66c09 HW]
| [-]
| style="color:white; background:red;" | all
| style="color:white; background:red;" | all
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/15
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/15
| "crash-catcher-5 dead but subsys locked"
| "crash-catcher-5 dead but subsys locked"
|-
| [[User:psklenar|Petr Sklenar]]
| [http://www.smolts.org/client/show/pub_527e6a5b-d71d-41f7-93b3-6b3e06d66c09 HW]
| style="color:white; background:red;" | apps with suid=0
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/25
| "apps run under root is not reported"
|-
|-
| [[User:dkovalsk|David Kovalsky]]
| [[User:dkovalsk|David Kovalsky]]
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| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/20
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/20
| cc-applet doesn't start
| cc-applet doesn't start
|-
| [[User:jscotka|Jan Scotka]]
| [-]
| style="color:white; background:red;" | cc-applet, HWproblem?
| https://fedorahosted.org/crash-catcher/ticket/26
| cc-applet doesn't start, and cc waiting for lock
|-
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