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Operating Systems AIX Need explanation of 'who -d' output Post 302336613 by Browser_ice on Wednesday 22nd of July 2009 12:32:04 PM
Old 07-22-2009
Question Need explanation of 'who -d' output
Can someone tell me what the output of 'who -d' is ?

What's causing the process in the list to be there ?

What can be done to get rid of / fix those process ?

Are those process simple problems, important or urgent onces ?


I am asking because while looking for another 'who' option, I saw that '-d' one and when I tried it it listed close to 50 process in it on a server that has been rebooted less then one month ago. From a Google search I see that they are somekind of dead process left from init/users (???) but do not fully understand what they are, where they come from, if they are normal and what can be done about them.
 

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LEARN ABOUT CENTOS

sestatus.conf

sestatus.conf(5)					    sestatus configuration file 					  sestatus.conf(5)

NAME

       sestatus.conf - The sestatus(8) configuration file.

DESCRIPTION

       The sestatus.conf file is used by the sestatus(8) command with the -v option to determine what file and process security contexts should be
       displayed.

       The fully qualified path name of the configuration file is:
	      /etc/sestatus.conf

       The file consists of two optional sections as described in the FILE FORMAT section. Whether these exist or not, the following  will  always
       be displayed:
	      The current process context
	      The init process context
	      The controlling terminal file context

FILE FORMAT

       The format consists of two optional sections as follows:
	      [files]
	      file_name
	      [file_name]
	      ...

	      [process]
	      executable_file_name
	      [executable_file_name]
	      ...

       Where:
	      [files]
		     The start of the file list block.
	      file_name
		     One  or  more  fully qualified file names, each on a new line will that will have its context displayed. If the file does not
		     exist, then it is ignored. If the file is a symbolic link, then sestatus -v will also display the target file context.

	      [process]
		     The start of the process list block.
	      executable_file_name
		     One or more fully qualified executable file names that should it be an active process, have its context displayed. Each entry
		     is on a new line.

EXAMPLE

       # /etc/sestatus.conf
       [files]
       /etc/passwd
       /etc/shadow
       /bin/bash
       /bin/login
       /lib/libc.so.6
       /lib/ld-linux.so.2
       /lib/ld.so.1

       [process]
       /sbin/mingetty
       /sbin/agetty
       /usr/sbin/sshd

SEE ALSO

       selinux(8), sestatus(8)

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