----- Original Message ----- > > (1) There are so may warnings like this: > > > > crash: xxxxxx: original filename unknown > > Use "-f xxxxxx" on command line to prevent this message. > > > > Do I need to add somay "-f xxxxxx" options on command line? Is there > > any better method? > > The message above simply mean that the original filename of the compressed > file was not stored in the file's header. That means that whoever created > the compressed file used "gzip -n" or "--no-name": > > $ man gzip > ... [ cut ] ... > > -n --no-name > When compressing, do not save the original file name and time > stamp by default. (The original name is always saved if the name > had to be truncated.) When decompressing, do not restore the > original file name if present (remove only the gzip suffix from > the compressed file name) and do not restore the original time > stamp > if present (copy it from the compressed file). This option is the > default when decompressing. > ... I should also add that you do *not* need to add "-f xxxxx" options. They are harmless, information-only messages. Dave -- Crash-utility mailing list Crash-utility@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility