Re: system passwd viewable via ps -ef

From: <twod_at_not.valid>
Date: 1997/04/10
Message-ID: <5ii055$87m$2@vnetnews.value.net>#1/1

MarkP28665 (markp28665_at_aol.com) wrote:

: 1) Get the UNIX System Admin to cover ps with a shell script that looks
: for and covers passwords

Eeek, I really do not like or recommend people tampering with the output of 'standard' Unix tools such as 'ps'.

It has been known to break other poorly designed applications (ie shell scripts) and really does not solve the problem - it prevents one method of accessing the Unix processes tables, but there are others.

Please use as a last resort, the other suggestions were perfectly valid - especially getting the toolset to prompt you for the username and/or password.

IAP

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Received on Thu Apr 10 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT