mod_debug_traceback/README.markdown
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- 'Stage-Alpha'
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summary: Generate tracebacks on-demand
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# Introduction
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This module writes out a traceback to a file when a chosen signal (by default
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`SIGUSR1`) is received. It can be useful to diagnose cases where Prosody is
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unresponsive.
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# Configuration
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`debug_traceback_filename`
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:   The name of the file to write the traceback to. Some variables
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    are supported, see [mod_log_ringbuffer] docs for more info. Defaults
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    to `{paths.data}/traceback-{pid}-{count}.log`.
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`debug_traceback_signal`
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:   The name of the signal to listen for. Defaults to `SIGUSR1`.
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# Compatibility
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Prosody 0.11 or later.