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Subject: Re: [users@httpd] unable to access /proc/<pid>/fd directory in Apache

Hi,
         I think it is possible to run sudo lsof right? this will run 
lsof as a superuser. we can
configure sudo to not ask passwd when running this command. another 
option is a setuid
bit.
Regards,
Prashant Keshvani
Merce Technologies
Mumbai

Anuradha wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> In apache I want to  find the list of process which are accessing the 
> file.
>
> I am using the lsof command with popen system call.
>  
> For each process with pid a directory will be created in /proc. In 
> /proc/<pid>/fd directory list all the files which are beeing used by 
> the process.
>
> But in my case /proc/<pid> owner is apache  but /proc/<pid>/fd owner 
> is root with read permission only to owner i.e root.
> As a result my apache module is not able to access the /proc/<pid>/fd 
> directory to check process which are holding particula file handler say X.
>
> Does any one has an idea of access those file from apache.
>
> Thanks,
> A.
>
>
>
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