[root@reports.test /usr/lib/ee/reports/bobje]$ file core.17641
core.17641: ELF 32-bit LSB core file Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), SVR4-style, SVR4-style, from '!Nd'
[user@localhost ~]$ gdb core.17641
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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu"..."/home/user/core.17641": not in executable format: File format not recognized

(gdb) bt
No stack.
(gdb)