Re: Request for discussion.

[proff () suburbia apana org au (Julian Assange)]

> > > Oh and dont forget the pagedaemon :-)  ps could run without privileges as well
> > > if we made /dev/kmem and /dev/drum (or whatever) 644...  Now theres an
> > > improvement.  (Any ultrix people reading this? :-)
> >
> > ps can already run without priveledges.  mount -t procfs /dev/kmem /proc
> >
> > Assuming you use a "Real OS(tm)" ;-)
>
> On what OS?  Isnt it the case that ps's on these /proc systems often need
> to run setuid root, so that than can ioctl(2) everyone's processes?

Not if "Real OS(tm)" == Linux. (which of course has the best procfs money can't
buy).

Proff