X-Debbugs-Cc: dickey@his.com Package: linux-image-2.6.25-2-686 Version: 2.6.25-5 Severity: wishlist Why not make /proc/*/maps mode 600? That way the user will get a clear "permission denied", instead of zeros from find /proc/*/maps ! -user $$USER|xargs wc -l That way the users would be clear it was a permission problem, not a lack of data.