Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 11:14:47 +0200 From: Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org> To: Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@freebsd.org>, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libutil pidfile.3 Message-ID: <20050919091447.GL51142@obiwan.tataz.chchile.org> In-Reply-To: <BE56835D-58E2-4F21-B2CA-FB33ED18E382@lassitu.de> References: <200509161119.j8GBJcS0080866@repoman.freebsd.org> <BE56835D-58E2-4F21-B2CA-FB33ED18E382@lassitu.de>
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Hi, > >pjd 2005-09-16 11:19:38 UTC > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > Modified files: > > lib/libutil pidfile.3 > > Log: > > Pidfiles should be created with permission preventing users from > >opening > > them for reading. When user can open file for reading, he can also > > flock(2) it, which can lead to confusions. > > This means that a monitoring tool would need to run with elevated > privileges to determine the PID of the process to monitor, correct? I can't see what's the problem with disclosing daemons' PID to all users, given they won't be able to signal it or such anyway. Regards, -- Jeremie Le Hen < jeremie at le-hen dot org >< ttz at chchile dot org >
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