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we have 672 linux redhat machines

since we have small /var size and sometimes /var/spool take space , then we want to disable the abrtd service

what are the risks for disable the abrtd service ?

as the following:

systemctl stop abrtd
systemctl stop abrt-oops

and

systemctl disable abrtd
systemctl disable abrt-oops
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From this Red Hat solution article: What would be the impact of disabling the ABRT service? :

  • What is the impact of disabling the ABRT service ?

The user would not be reported of any crashes happening on the system and would need to monitor the system and /var/log/messages constantly for any crashes happening. User should consider disabling the service only if ABRT service is of low importance in your environment and have an alternate problem detecting tool monitoring the system.

Further references, including the appropriate stop/disable commands for RHEL 5/6/7 are present in the same solution article.

If you want to study the ABRT service in more detail before making a decision, start with this solution article: What is Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT)?

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