[HBASE-18580] Allow gdb to attach to selected process in docker

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Labels: debugger
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ted Yu
• Created: 11/Aug/17 22:52
• Updated: 23/Jun/22 20:23
• Resolved: 23/Jun/22 20:23

Description

In the current docker image, if you want to attach gdb to a process, you would see:

ptrace: Operation not permitted

We should provide better support for gdb in docker.

This article is a start:

https://thirld.com/blog/2016/08/15/war-stories-debugging-julia-gdb-docker/