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SubmitDiagInfo(8)					    BSD System Manager's Manual 					 SubmitDiagInfo(8)

NAME

     SubmitDiagInfo -- sends diagnostic information to Apple

SYNOPSIS

     SubmitDiagInfo

DESCRIPTION

     SubmitDiagInfo is a system process which runs periodically.  If the user has opted-in for automatic reporting of diagnostic and usage infor-
     mation, then SubmitDiagInfo collects and sends to Apple any recent diagnostic information which has not yet been sent to Apple.
     SubmitDiagInfo also cleans up any diagnostic and usage information which was created more than one month ago and is no longer needed.

     Sending diagnostic and usage reports to Apple helps us improve the quality and performance of our products and services.  It helps Apple
     identify common usage trends and issues that enable us to allocate our resources efficiently, and it helps us provide better support services
     to you and other customers.  All of the diagnostic and usage information is collected anonymously from your computer in a way that does not
     personally identify you.  Reports may include the following information:

     -	 Details about application or system crashes, freezes, or kernel panics.
     -	 Information about events on your computer (e.g. whether a certain function, such as waking your computer was successful or not).
     -	 Usage information (e.g. data about how Apple and third party software, hardware and services are being used).

     Automatic reporting of diagnostic information is off by default and no information is sent to Apple unless a user has opted-in to automatic
     collection of diagnostic information.  A user is offered the opportunity to opt-in for automatic collection of additional diagnostic and
     usage information after the user has manually sent a crash, hang or panic report to Apple.  Users may at any time opt in or out of automatic
     reporting in the Security & Privacy pane of the System Preferences application under the "Privacy" tab.

     All diagnostic and usage information which is eligible for automatic reporting is visible in the Console application under the "DIAGNOSTIC
     AND USAGE INFORMATION" heading in the application's sidebar.  (The information appears here even if a user has not yet opted-in for automatic
     reporting.)  For security purposes, some system diagnostic information will only be visible to admin users and will only be submitted when an
     admin user is logged in.

     Users who need technical support should use http://www.apple.com/support or other authorized support channels.  Developers who are ADC mem-
     bers should submit bug reports using http://bugreporter.apple.com in order to allow for two way communication between Apple and the bug
     reporter.

SEE ALSO

     ReportCrash(8)

Mac OS								   June 2, 2019 							    Mac OS

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MDDIAGNOSE(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					     MDDIAGNOSE(8)

NAME

     mddiagnose -- gather information to aid in diagnosing Spotlight issues

SYNOPSIS

     mddiagnose -h
     mddiagnose [-f path] [-e path] [-p path] [-n]

DESCRIPTION

     The mddiagnose tool gathers system and Spotlight information in order to assist Apple when investigating issues related to Spotlight. A great
     deal of information is harvested, spanning system state, system and Spotlight details.

   What mddiagnose Collects:
	   o   A spindump of the system
	   o   Several seconds of top output
	   o   Individual samples of mds and mdworker
	   o   Paths for all files used by Spotlight to contain its database on every volume
	   o   All system logs
	   o   All spin and crash reports for the following processes:
		  mds
		  mdworker

	   o   Recent spin and crash reports for the following processes, for all local users:
		  mds
		  mdworker

	   o   The query text and result quality statistics for recent Spotlight searches.  The actual results of the searches are not gathered
	   o   General information about disks and mounted network shares
	   o   The path of the last file indexed by each mdworker process on behalf of Spotlight.  The path of the last file which resulted in a
	       crash of an mdworker process.  In each case, only the path is gathered, not the contents of the file
	   o   Spotlight configuration for each volume currently mounted on your system.  This includes the path and size of all files used inter-
	       nally by Spotlight as well as a listing of paths that are user excluded from indexing
	   o   Comprehensive information about internal state of Spotlight

   What mddiagnose Doesn't Collect:
	   o   No user data is harvested from any volume
	   o   No paths or files found by any search are returned
	   o   No database storage or user files are returned
	   o   No authentication credentials are harvested from the system

OPTIONS

     -h      Print full usage.
     -m      Gather a subset of the normal report.
     -f path Write the diagnostic to the specified path.
     -p path Gather Spotlight permissions and filter information.  Run as owner of that file.

EXIT STATUS

     mddiagnose exits with status 0 if there were no internal errors encountered during the diagnostic, or >0 when an error unrelated to external
     state occurs or unusable input is provided by the user.

Mac OS X							   15 March 2011							  Mac OS X
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