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From: Tim Tsai <tim@futuresouth.com>
To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Changing password via web ?
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On Mon, Aug 18, 1997 at 10:27:48AM +1000, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote:
> You can't use command line args to passwd, because they are visible using 
> ps(1), whereas environment vars are not visible to other processes.

  Yes it is.  Try ps -ae.

  Tim