Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:14:02 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PATCH for testing Message-ID: <45617.942743642@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Nov 1999 07:19:52 %2B0100." <23514.942733192@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 07:19:52 +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > Why don't we get rid of the 'e' option to ps while we are at it > > considering how much of a security hole it is. > > Hmm, well, I like to have it around for root at least... Exactly. In a perfect world, the -e option will only allow inspection of the environment of processes for which the owner of the ps process has sufficient priveledge. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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