[chat] Re: [SLUG] What does "Segmentation fault core dumped" mean

[Ken Foskey <foskey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

DaZZa wrote:

> Try rebooting the machine concerned.
>
> Often, this kind of error indicates some memory allocation stuff up, or
> dead process interfering with what you want to do, and a reboot will clear
> it.
>
> Well, it's the only way *I* have found to clear it, anyways!

You must work on a windows helpdesk...

I find this is rarely nessecary in Linux.  Whenever I segfault I look to 
the application,  whenever windows crashes including NT,  I pretty well 
have to reboot to clear it properly.

KenF