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Old 01-15-2015
What does the 2nd number after the process id represent ? [ss command]
For instance, when I run ss -lptn | grep sshd , the output is as follows:

Code:
LISTEN      0      128     *:22     *:*      users:(("sshd",1252,3))

1252 refers to the process id, but what does the 3 refer to ?
Last edited by rbatte1; 01-15-2015 at 09:33 AM.. Reason: Added ICODE tag
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Old 01-15-2015
I think it's a file descriptor/handle, not sure do...
Code:
ls -l /proc/1252/fd/3

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Old 01-15-2015
Oh yeah you are right, thanks a million Smilie
 
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