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NAME

6       kdumpctl - control interface for kdump
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SYNOPSIS

10       kdumpctl COMMAND
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DESCRIPTION

14       kdumpctl is used to check or control the kdump service.  In most cases,
15       you should use systemctl  to  start  /  stop  /  enable  kdump  service
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17       to setup ssh key authentication.
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COMMANDS

21       start  Start the service.
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25       status Prints the current status of kdump service.  It returns non-zero
26              value if kdump is not operational.
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29              Is equal to start; stop
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32              Helps  to  setup  key  authentication for ssh storage since it's
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36              Prints  the  size  of  reserved  memory  for  crash  kernel   in
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SEE ALSO

41       kdump.conf(5), mkdumprd(8)
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