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Re: getting ps to not display all processes for normal users



On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 01:37:57PM -0500, Dave Sherohman (esper@sherohman.org) wrote:
> On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 08:09:43PM +0200, Alwyn Schoeman wrote:
> > How can I make ps so that it doesn't display all processes for normal users?
> > ps aux would thus still only show that specific users processes.
> 
> Ummm...  Use `ps ux` instead?
> 
> >From man ps:
> a            Select all processes on a terminal, including those of other users
> 
> If you're looking for a way to globally disable the 'a' option, so that
> your users aren't allowed to see each other's processes, you'll probably
> have to hack the source.

already done. www.openwall.com and download a kernel patch. i would say, it is the FIRST thing security-wise you have 
to do after you install any linux distro.

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