Re: Accessing Kernel Structures and System Calls....

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From: Itai Nahshon
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 00:00

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Michael A. Richmond wrote:
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> I am developing a system which requires me to be able to access
>   kernel data structures (specifically all information for a specified
>   process, and the memory pages for that process).

This is what the proc file system is for.
To get the "sensitive" dataof a process you need to
be root or the owner of the process.

Check it out. If you do not have enough in there you
can add to the proc file system new "files"
that wil export any kernel data that you need.

Itai
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Itai Nahshon   nahshon@best.com

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From: Itai Nahshon <nahshon@best.com>
Subject: Re: Accessing Kernel Structures and System Calls....
Date: 1996/08/17
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