On 06/29/2011 08:35 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >> >> From this we see: >> >> >> $ ls -l /proc/1/smaps >> 0 -r--r--r--. 1 root root 0 Jun 28 13:25 /proc/1/smaps >> >> $ cat /proc/1/smaps >> cat: /proc/1/smaps: Permission denied >> >> So that is the source of the problem - tho it probably should not give up. > > But the mode bits allow reading, and on my system "cat /proc/1/smaps" > succeeds (though it's empty). I don't think those files have extended > attributes so that wouldn't be it. > > Curiouser and curiouser, as Alice said. > > poc > I'm using 3.0 kernel from rawhide - which had a new procps as a requirement - so its possible things have changed in /proc ... also this is systemd's area - its possible some capabilities are needed now which were not in the past ? Clearly the regular unix permissions bits are fine ... -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines