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Hi, |
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On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:31:31 -0500 |
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"Timothy A. Holmes" <tholmes@×××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> If I cannot trust the tools provided by the OS for finding out whats |
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> going on-- than what can I trust -- this is intolerable! - if it is |
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> simply a situation if a non root user not being able to see root |
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> processes that is one thing, BUT if it really is a situation of the |
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> tools not giving accurate asessments, that is a whole other situation, |
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> and one that just cannot be allowed to continue (not that I can do much |
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> other than scream about it, cuz im not a programmer) |
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It's mainly not a matter of trust, it's a matter of definitions not |
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meeting expectations. From an objective POV, the measures shown are |
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"correct". They are just defined as a more or less complex computation |
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which isn't exactly what is expected subjectively. People tend to |
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ignore the definitions and imagine the meaning from the shortened name |
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of the shown value. |
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Regarding trusting the OS: Those tools don't come with the kernel. This |
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is Linux, not the BSDs. |
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-hwh |
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