On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 05:43:52PM -0500, J Raynor wrote:
> >
> > Why? What's wrong with using cat?
> >
>
> I log my sessions, so I end up with a bunch of cat and sh processes,
> and it just bugs me slightly seeing them when they don't need to be.
Well, they're a means to an end. That's no worse than other programs.
> Some better reasons for it would be:
>
> - If you log lots of sessions, you're getting closer to hitting maxuproc.
If you log lots of sessions, what the hell are you doing in the first place
that needs it? You could always use script(1) or ttyrec(1) instead.
> - Using cat uses up slightly more memory and available FDs.
If you're even coming close to hitting the number of maximum FDs, I'd be
amazed.
> - Using cat makes it obvious to an attacker that you're logging
> sessions somewhere.
What's your real use-case here? I mean, it's obvious you're logging
activity across sessions, but for what?
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