Thread: ataching a process in eclipse

Hi

On 28 Dec 2014 12:40 PM, "Ravi Kiran" <ravi.kolanpaka@gmail.com> wrote:
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> hi,
>
> I am working with postgresql 9.4.0 source using eclipse(indigo version) in ubuntu 14.04. I am facing a problem of attaching a client process to postgresql server.
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> I am following the steps given in this link https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Working_with_Eclipse#Debugging_PostgreSQL_from_Eclipse
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> In the debug configuration , I have given the following information in the fields.
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> C/C++ Application :- src/backend/postgres
> Project :- postgresql-9.4.0
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> I have found out the process id of the client process using "select pg_backend_pid()"  and used it to attach the server.
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> But I am getting the following error whenever I do this
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> "Could not attach to process.  If your uid matches the uid of the target
> process, check the setting of /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope, or try
> again as the root user.  For more details, see /etc/sysctl.d/10-ptrace.conf"
>
> how do we rectify this error?

Try running this before attaching:

sudo sysctl -w kernel.yama.ptrace_scope=0