From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ls -l /proc/1/exe -> Permission denied
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:21:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lhrpayl4.fsf@igel.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF6F10655B.C9BFC08D-ONC1257D18.003D22DF-C1257D18.003E2204@transmode.se> (Joakim Tjernlund's message of "Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:18:38 +0200")
Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se> writes:
> Trying to real /proc/<pid>/exe I noticed I could not read links not
> belonging to my user such as:
> jocke > ls -l /proc/1/exe
> ls: cannot read symbolic link /proc/1/exe: Permission denied
>
> Is this expected?
Yes. This information is considered private.
Andreas.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-07-19 20:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-07-17 11:18 ls -l /proc/1/exe -> Permission denied Joakim Tjernlund
2014-07-18 12:58 ` Richard Weinberger
2014-07-18 13:49 ` Joakim Tjernlund
[not found] ` <OF542E7A59.842197B0-ONC1257D19.004B7FF4-C1257D19.004BEC7C@LocalDomain>
2014-07-18 15:05 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2014-07-19 20:06 ` Richard Weinberger
2014-07-19 20:21 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2014-07-20 9:02 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2014-07-20 10:55 ` Andreas Schwab
2014-07-20 11:06 ` Richard Weinberger
2014-07-20 11:19 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2014-07-20 11:51 ` Andreas Schwab
2014-07-20 12:05 ` Richard Weinberger
2014-07-20 12:05 ` Richard Weinberger
2014-07-20 19:15 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2014-07-20 20:00 ` Richard Weinberger
2014-07-20 22:05 ` Joakim Tjernlund
2014-07-20 12:08 ` Richard Weinberger
2014-07-21 17:48 ` Eric W. Biederman
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