$ sudo gdb attach 3991
[sudo] password for marc:
GNU gdb (GDB) 6.8.50.20090628-cvs-debian
Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
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attach: No such file or directory.
Attaching to process 3991
Reading symbols from /usr/sbin/system-tools-backends...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libdbus-1.so.3...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libdbus-1.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/librt.so.1...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/i686/cmov/librt.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpolkit-gobject-1.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpolkit-gobject-1.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/ld-2.10.1.so...done.
done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libeggdbus-1.so.0...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libeggdbus-1.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libpcre.so.3...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libpcre.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libresolv.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libresolv.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib/libselinux.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libselinux.so.1
0x009da422 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) thread apply all bt
Thread 1 (Thread 0xb8069720 (LWP 3991)):
#0 0x009da422 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0x006ddb9b in poll () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0x0017938b in g_poll () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3 0x0016c45b in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#4 0x0016ca8f in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#5 0x0804bf8e in ?? ()
#6 0x00635b56 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#7 0x0804a3a1 in ?? ()
Okay, installed the latest from the repository:
$ apt-cache policy libc6-dbgsym ddebs.ubuntu. com karmic/main Packages ddebs.ubuntu. com karmic/main Packages dpkg/status
libc6-dbgsym:
Installed: 2.10.1-0ubuntu8
Candidate: 2.10.1-0ubuntu8
Version table:
*** 2.10.1-0ubuntu8 0
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
$ pidof system- tools-backends
3991
$ sudo gdb attach 3991 20090628- cvs-debian gnu.org/ licenses/ gpl.html> www.gnu. org/software/ gdb/bugs/>... system- tools-backends. ..(no debugging symbols found)...done. libdbus- glib-1. so.2... (no debugging symbols found)...done. libdbus- glib-1. so.2 1.so.3. ..(no debugging symbols found)...done. i686/cmov/ libpthread. so.0... (no debugging symbols found)...done. i686/cmov/ libpthread. so.0 i686/cmov/ librt.so. 1...(no debugging symbols found)...done. i686/cmov/ librt.so. 1 libpolkit- gobject- 1.so.0. ..(no debugging symbols found)...done. libpolkit- gobject- 1.so.0 libgio- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libgio- 2.0.so. 0 libgobject- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libgobject- 2.0.so. 0 libgmodule- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libgmodule- 2.0.so. 0 libglib- 2.0.so. 0...(no debugging symbols found)...done. libglib- 2.0.so. 0 i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6...(no debugging symbols found)...done. i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6 linux.so. 2...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/ debug/lib/ ld-2.10. 1.so... done. libeggdbus- 1.so.0. ..done. libeggdbus- 1.so.0 i686/cmov/ libdl.so. 2...done. i686/cmov/ libdl.so. 2 so.3... done. i686/cmov/ libresolv. so.2... done. i686/cmov/ libresolv. so.2 .so.1.. .done. .so.1
[sudo] password for marc:
GNU gdb (GDB) 6.8.50.
Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying"
and "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i486-linux-gnu".
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://
attach: No such file or directory.
Attaching to process 3991
Reading symbols from /usr/sbin/
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/
Reading symbols from /lib/libdbus-
Loaded symbols for /lib/libdbus-1.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/
Reading symbols from /lib/ld-
done.
Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/
Reading symbols from /lib/libpcre.
Loaded symbols for /lib/libpcre.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib/tls/
Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/
Reading symbols from /lib/libselinux
Loaded symbols for /lib/libselinux
0x009da422 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
(gdb) thread apply all bt
Thread 1 (Thread 0xb8069720 (LWP 3991)): i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6 libglib- 2.0.so. 0 libglib- 2.0.so. 0 libglib- 2.0.so. 0 i686/cmov/ libc.so. 6
#0 0x009da422 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0x006ddb9b in poll () from /lib/tls/
#2 0x0017938b in g_poll () from /usr/lib/
#3 0x0016c45b in ?? () from /usr/lib/
#4 0x0016ca8f in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/
#5 0x0804bf8e in ?? ()
#6 0x00635b56 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/
#7 0x0804a3a1 in ?? ()