Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 23:54:00 +0100 From: Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running top without a shell -- more questions Message-ID: <442923970.20050205235400@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <20050205130310.GM8619@alzatex.com> References: <51563600.20050205125343@wanadoo.fr> <20050205130310.GM8619@alzatex.com>
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Loren M. Lang writes: LML> Right now I have two login processes running, one for each virtual LML> console I am logged in at the moment, though my ssh login shells don't LML> have any login processes for them. My guess is that there staying LML> around for some cleanup work to do at logout. I think it might be LML> related to the pam session management modules like changing certain file LML> permissions when a shell logs in and out and it just happens that only LML> my virtual consoles need to do any cleanup jobs. If it is pam doing it, LML> you might be able change it's configuration, but I don't think it's a LML> big deal security wise. I don't mind the overhead of the process, as long as it's not something "abnormal" or a security risk. I don't see it for my other logins, but then again, they are all ssh logins, which apparently are handled differently (does login even get invoked for ssh users?). -- Anthony
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