diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index aff84487..31aabb73 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-sems (1.0.0-0pre1) unstable; urgency=low
+sems (1.0.0-0pre1-r856M) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Debian Release Candidate 1 for 1.0.
 
diff --git a/debian/files b/debian/files
index effb949b..046ed79f 100644
--- a/debian/files
+++ b/debian/files
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-sems_0.8.7.6-1_i386.deb net optional
-sems-python-modules_0.8.7.6-1_i386.deb net optional
+sems_1.0.0-0pre1-r856M_amd64.deb net optional
+sems-python-modules_1.0.0-0pre1-r856M_amd64.deb net optional
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index e2a2975b..581633e8 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -139,10 +139,17 @@ fi
 #+++
 #fi
 
-db_get sems/KERNEL_CORE_PID
+db_get sems/CREATE_CORE
 if test "$RET" != "!" ; then
-  fn_config_replace $DEFAULTFILE KERNEL_CORE_PID <<+++
-SEMS_KERNEL_CORE_PID="$RET"
+  fn_config_replace $DEFAULTFILE CREATE_CORE <<+++
+SEMS_CREATE_CORE="$RET"
++++
+fi
+
+db_get sems/COREDIR
+if test "$RET" != "!" ; then
+  fn_config_replace $DEFAULTFILE COREDIR <<+++
+SEMS_COREDIR="$RET"
 +++
 fi
 
diff --git a/debian/sems.config b/debian/sems.config
index 4318e3ec..ecf556b9 100644
--- a/debian/sems.config
+++ b/debian/sems.config
@@ -18,12 +18,9 @@ db_go
 db_input medium sems/GROUP || true
 db_go
 
-#db_input medium sems/WORKDIR || true
-#db_go
-
-db_input medium sems/KERNEL_CORE_PID || true
+db_input medium sems/CREATE_CORE || true
 db_go
 
-db_input medium sems/MEMORY || true
+db_input medium sems/COREDIR || true
 db_go
 
diff --git a/debian/sems.default b/debian/sems.default
index a487bccb..3c4cb5b0 100644
--- a/debian/sems.default
+++ b/debian/sems.default
@@ -23,17 +23,12 @@ SEMS_GROUP="sems"
 # ser pidfile
 SEMS_PIDFILE="/var/run/sems/sems.pid"
 
-# working dir (cores will be placed there in case of sems crash)
-#DEBCONF-WORKDIR-START
-#SEMS_WORKDIR="/var/cores"
-#DEBCONF-WORKDIR-END
-
-# set if you want kernel flag to use pid for core files
-#DEBCONF-KERNEL_CORE_PID-START
-#SEMS_KERNEL_CORE_PID="yes"
-#DEBCONF-KERNEL_CORE_PID-END
-
-
-
-
+# set if you want to create core files
+#DEBCONF-CREATE_CORE-START
+SEMS_CREATE_CORE="yes"
+#DEBCONF-CREATE_CORE-END
+
+#DEBCONF-COREDIR-START
+SEMS_COREDIR="/var/cores"
+#DEBCONF-COREDIR-END
 
diff --git a/debian/sems.init b/debian/sems.init
index e4a35ae3..0278cfd1 100644
--- a/debian/sems.init
+++ b/debian/sems.init
@@ -41,15 +41,12 @@ if test "$SEMS_CFG_FILE" ; then
   CFGPARAMS="-f $SEMS_CFG_FILE"
 fi
 
-#if test "$SEMS_WORKDIR" ; then
-#  PARAMS="$PARAMS -w $SEMS_WORKDIR"
-#  # try to create the working dir
-#  mkdir -p $SEMS_WORKDIR || echo "Warning: error creating SEMS working dir $SEMS_WORKDIR"
-#fi
-
-if test "$SEMS_KERNEL_CORE_PID" = "true" ; then
-  # enable using pid for cores
-  echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid || echo "Warning: error when enabling /proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid"
+if test "$SEMS_CREATE_CORE" = "true" ; then
+	# directory for the core dump files
+	[ -d $SEMS_COREDIR ] || mkdir $SEMS_COREDIR
+	chmod 777 $SEMS_COREDIR
+	echo "$SEMS_COREDIR/core.%e.sig%s.%p" > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+	ulimit -c unlimited
 fi
 
 if ! test -f $DAEMON ; then
diff --git a/debian/sems.templates b/debian/sems.templates
index 341ca9d9..db71b7f4 100644
--- a/debian/sems.templates
+++ b/debian/sems.templates
@@ -31,11 +31,14 @@ Description: Group to run SEMS as
  .
  Enter "!" to not modify this option.
 
-Template: sems/KERNEL_CORE_PID
+Template: sems/CREATE_CORE
 Type: boolean
 Default: false
-Description: Set kernel to use pid for core files
- If enabled the '/proc/sys/kernel/core_uses_pid' will be set to '1' before starting SEMS,
- to enable using of pid for core files creation. If disabled nothing will be set.
- For debugging purposes it is recommended to enable this option.
+Description: Create core files
+ If enabled, core files will be created in the event of a crash. 
 
+Template: sems/COREDIR
+Type: string
+Default: /var/cores
+Description: Set directory for core files
+ This is the directory where core files will be created.