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Date:      Thu, 27 Nov 2014 02:41:23 -0600
From:      chris <chris@bsdjunk.com>
To:        Moreno Carullo <moreno.carullo@nozominetworks.com>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Testing if a process is protected
Message-ID:  <149f0697626.12068b091475894.2764701695520266620@bsdjunk.com>
In-Reply-To: <02A42D40-6B9F-4322-9BA0-4D96A8B5C422@nozominetworks.com>
References:  <02A42D40-6B9F-4322-9BA0-4D96A8B5C422@nozominetworks.com>

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ps -O flags
flags     The flags associated with the process as in the include file
               <sys/proc.h>:
P_PROTECTED          0x100000      Do not kill on memory
                                                  overcommit

[chris@pcbsd-chris] ~% ps -O flags,class 
  PID        F CLASS  TT  STAT    TIME COMMAND
 3476 10104002 daemon  0  Ss   0:00.25 csh
11072 10004002 daemon  0  R+   0:00.00 ps -O flags,class
[chris@pcbsd-chris] ~% 

csh is protected ps is not ? hope this helps some :P

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Chris Petrik
FreeBSD Developer
E on FreeBSD
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As in certain cults it is possible to kill a process if you know its true name.
-- Ken Thompson and Dennis M. Ritchie







---- On Thu, 27 Nov 2014 02:12:47 -0600 Moreno Carullo<moreno.carullo@nozominetworks.com> wrote ---- 
 > Hi all, 
 >  
 > I am implementing a set of automated tests for my FreeBSD system, and I would like to verify that a specific process has been protect(ed) (https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=protect&sektion=1). 
 >  
 > How can I verify that a given PID has been protected ? 
 >  
 > Thanks, 
 >   Moreno 
 >  
 >  
 >  
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