monitor processes to be notified when a new process is started?

cfh · 10-02-2005, 01:56 PM

hello,
I am a newbie on Linux programming.
I am trying to write a code to notify me if there is a process starting. I want to be notified before the process is executed. Just like Norton Internet security will stop a program, and ask you if you want to allow the program to run.

thank you.

Samsara · 10-02-2005, 04:05 PM

This would be best implemented as an extension to a shell, I believe. In bash, you can suspend the foreground process by Ctrl+Z. Find out about the proc filesystem or whatever that's been renamed to under the 2.6 style fs - this will carry any other info about processes.

HTH,

Samsara
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cfh · 10-03-2005, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Samsara
This would be best implemented as an extension to a shell, I believe. In bash, you can suspend the foreground process by Ctrl+Z. Find out about the proc filesystem or whatever that's been renamed to under the 2.6 style fs - this will carry any other info about processes.

HTH,

Samsara
.

Thank you, I will start to look into proc.
But I don't know what you mean of the extension to a shell??