find “backend” command(s) executed by a frontend application on a SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 9 (kernel 2.6.5)
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find “backend” command(s) executed by a frontend application on a SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 9 (kernel 2.6.5)
Hello,
I have a frontend application that does several things on a menu based. One of its item is "backup database". Is there a way to find what exactly command(s) execute this. I am thinking of something like history in shell or looking somewhere in logs. I'm noob with linux so please be very precise.
Thanks in advance for answers !
If you can determine the name and location of the front end application you can see if it is compiled program or a script. If it is a script then it should be a text file where you can examine its contents.
While the backup is running you might be able to catch the running processes which might provide a clue to the underlying commands.
If you can determine the name and location of the front end application you can see if it is compiled program or a script. If it is a script then it should be a text file where you can examine its contents.
While the backup is running you might be able to catch the running processes which might provide a clue to the underlying commands.
Well this is quite a good advice for a start !!!! So let's start: how can I determine the name and location of the front end application?
That's what I was going to suggest too. You'll definitely need to specify "-f" to track child processes, the processes they created, etc... And you can probably get away with filtering the calls it reports using "-e trace=process" so you don't have to search through huge amounts of gibberish.
The server does not have GUI.The front end application is like a msdos menu and it appear as soon as I log with the specified user. I move with up/dpwn arrows and press enter on the selected item.
so you need to find what was started. Is it a binary executable or a shell script or ?
As I said in my first post, this is what I want to find.I know, from the menu title that is a postgres 7.4.2 backup. But I want to know what really this does, call a binary, run a script, etc
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