Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 20:58:15 -0500 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Monitoring a file? Message-ID: <16320.5175.69241.145102@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <20031123002851.GD82843@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <200311222258.hAMMwApd092388@fw.farid-hajji.net> <20031123002851.GD82843@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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> Problem description: > ==================== > > A file, let's say, /path/to/a/file, is being modified by > an unknown process P(u) at random times. Unfortunately, > the name of the program ran by P(u) is unknown. > > The goal is to catch P(u) "red-handed," just the moment > it accesses /path/to/a/file, e.g. by looking up in the > process table with ps(1). Have you tried moving the file elsewhere and seeing if anyone complains about the absence? Or writing a program that locks the file? Robert Huff
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