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Old 07-11-2005, 05:07 AM   #1
hungnt
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get information when a process run??????


Hi!
When a process in linux run, and it does something like create or edit a file... So, there is a method in linux (or in a programing language) to get all information about it (list of new created files, list of edited files....) ?
Thanks.
 
Old 07-11-2005, 06:18 AM   #2
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Not quite sure what you mean or why you'd want to see all modified files by a running service. Tools like Tripwire can be used to scan your system and keep a snapshot of all files and then report back on modified files the next time it is ran but this picks up everything, not just those modified by a particular service.
You could write a bash script that checks for modified files based on the last modified date, but again, it wouldn't do it for a particular service that I know of. Just depends on what you're wanting this information for.
 
Old 07-11-2005, 07:35 AM   #3
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not sure either, but try
man ps

to see if any info you are after can be given by the ps command
 
Old 07-12-2005, 03:38 AM   #4
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Hi!
I'd want to see all modified files by a running service because:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=341803
(Sorry because my English so bad , I hope You understand what I mean)
Thanks
http://rocklinux.org/75.html

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Old 07-12-2005, 04:52 AM   #5
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Well, there is also the command "lsof" (list open files). Maybe you can use it to monitor the activity of the process...
 
Old 07-12-2005, 08:51 PM   #6
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When we install a source package (not a rpm), the installation maybe creates (or modify) some files, so how can I get ALL the created (or modified) files?
 
Old 07-16-2005, 10:57 AM   #7
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hungnt,

There is a tool called updatedb that creates a database of all the files.
Then the command locate is used to find where a file is instead of
the command find. Using updatedb before and after and cmpare the
databases might work. However I do not think dates qre kept in
updatedb.

The intrusion detection system tripwire might fit the bill for what you want to do
It is very comprehensive

btw if you are thinking uninstall, you do not have to delete by hand; you can
just uninstall the rpm; but /vqr or temp files might still be there.
Oops I meqnt if you make / make install
then usually there is also an uninstall procedure as well

Last edited by Emmanuel_uk; 07-16-2005 at 10:58 AM.
 
  


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