RE: hide the commabd executed from ps,who
On 16-May-2000 50191914@uxmail.cityu.edu.hk wrote:
> How can I hide the commond I am executing so that people can't see
> it from ps,or who?For example,if i use mysql by typing mysql -u myname -p
> passsword ..people can see my password...So it would be good if I can
> hide what i am doing from other user...espcially for some program which
> I can specify my password in command line...
>
don't put your password on the commandline. Even if ps does not show it, it
will appear in /proc.
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