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RE: privacy in Unix enviroment

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NODE 605e47f6RE: privacy in Unix enviroment
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" Vladimir Z. Nuri" a.k.a. Larry Detweiler asks:

>Subject: privacy in Unix environment
>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 94 20:07:03 -0700
>From: "Vladimir Z. Nuri" <vznuri@netcom.com>
>Sender: owner-cypherpunks@toad.com
>Precedence: bulk

>Hello everyone, here is a question well suited for the c'punks.
>I'm looking for some kind of utility that will allow script files
>to be run, to spawn off processes, but will wipe out environment
>and "ps" info from being read. i.e. imagine that the commands
>being called must shield their arguments and environment from
>the "ps" command run on a system. the ideal program would let
>me run csh scripts but make all the unix commands called
>(sort, grep, whatever) invisible to other users on my local
>system.

>can it be done?

>note: I am aware of the trick of using symbolic links to hide
>command names.

>tx.
>bye


 So, what'cha up to now Detweiler?

Brian Williams
Extropian
Cypherpatriot

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                  indistinguishable from noise." --Steve Witham

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NODE f71011c3RE: privacy in Unix enviroment
Brian D. Williams writes:
 > " Vladimir Z. Nuri" a.k.a. Larry Detweiler asks:

?? Hmm...  Could this be?  There's no overt evidence of, umm, unusual
behavior in the note; except, that is, for the possibly telling:

 > >...run csh scripts...

Clearly a bad sign...

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