On Sun, Oct 28, 2001 at 06:06:45PM +0100, Erik Mouw wrote: > > I want to trace the commands executed by user which in /bin.I have traced > > it by tracing the execve system call.I want to log this commnds in separate > > file. > > Can I use /proc directory for this purpose? If it so,how can i create log > > file and how to log the commands. > > man strace > man ptrace this is not very helpful. the ptrace mechanism cannot capture all processes in the system. (not without some special init code, anyway) As for the log file question - check the code for /proc/kmsg > > And i have one more doubt on printk.I want to disable the flag to display > > on console .I did it by using syslog .But it is displaying.and the there in > > no contents in /proc/kmeg. > > man setterm does this use /proc/sys/kernel/printk btw ? regards john -- "If the software that a company produces isn't reliable, adding a bunch of 'Mother, may I' rules to the language and the code won't fix it." - Pete Becker - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
