Re: proccess
Hi,
On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Chris Jenks wrote:
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> >As above: ps x shows only the processes for the user that gives the
> >command (root in this case), but ps ax shows all. AFAIK there is no
> >privacy which user runs which command.
> >
> >For this case you should be carefull to give passwords in commandline on
> >multiuser systems.
>
> the only way I can think of keeping people from using ps -ax is to set an
> alias up that when they type ps -ax points to ps -x for that user. Someone
> with clue though will just just the absolute path for the file that they
> want, or
> will change their alias list.
>
> I don't see a problem with users seeing everyone else programs. Is there
> a reason why you don't want users to use that command?
>
No, not for me, I have nothing to hide, but it is unimaginable how
paranoia some people can be.
Greetz,
Sebastiaan
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