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Re: Re: [HACKERS] Re: [PORTS] pgmonitor and Solaris

Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>

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From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org>, Mathijs Brands <mathijs@ilse.nl>, Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, PostgreSQL-ports <pgsql-ports@postgresql.org>, PostgreSQL-Admin <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Date: 2001-03-28T23:54:13Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
I tend to agree, but wanted someone else's opinion.

LER


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 3/28/01, 5:51:13 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote regarding Re: 
[ADMIN] Re: [HACKERS] Re: [PORTS] pgmonitor and Solaris :


> Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> writes:
> > FYI, the WU-FTPD code (2.6.0 or better) has a couple of more platforms
> > including UnixWare.  The UnixWare code will need /dev/kmem permission to
> > change it's stuff, so I don't know whether we want to do this or not, but
> > if people are looking at the ps stuff, please look at this as well.

> Well, *I* sure wouldn't run Postgres with write permission on /dev/kmem.
> Especially not just to make ps_status work...

>                       regards, tom lane