/usr/ucb/ps auxww (not showing all)

linuxtesting2 · 03-20-2007, 02:49 PM

Hi.

Solaris 8

When i use the command "/usr/ucb/ps auxww" that is supposed to show all the paramters for the commands, the window size looks like stopping at 80 characters. Is there another command or a fix to this problem, i have tried to add more "-www" but no help.

Regards
Ole

jlliagre · 03-20-2007, 03:29 PM

This is by design, likely for security reasons. The BSD compatibility ps manual page states:

Quote:

The wide output option can be viewed only by a superuser or the user who owns the process.

Blinker_Fluid · 03-20-2007, 03:33 PM

I'm getting more than 80 characters wide as my normal user on a solaris 9 box...

Maybe something terminal related? What kind of terminal are you using?
echo $TERM

linuxtesting2 · 03-20-2007, 04:18 PM

im root when using the command.

using xterm.

jlliagre · 03-20-2007, 05:01 PM

Okay, that's surprising as it works here with Solaris Express.

Just to be sure, can you run the following script and post its output:

Code:

#!/bin/ksh
sleep 3600 /bin/a* &
pid=$(jobs -l|nawk '{print $3}')
/usr/ucb/ps -auxww $pid