Re: ls -l /proc/1/exe -> Permission denied

From: Andreas Schwab
Date: Sat Jul 19 2014 - 16:22:09 EST


Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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