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<para>These files configure the behavior of
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-coredump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- a handler for core dumps invoked by the kernel.</para>
+ a handler for core dumps invoked by the kernel. Whether <command>systemd-coredump</command> is used
+ is determined by the kernel's
+ <varname>kernel.core_pattern</varname> <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>sysctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ setting. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-coredump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ and
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>core</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ pages for the details.</para>
</refsect1>
<xi:include href="standard-conf.xml" xpointer="main-conf" />