setuids.d(1m)

NAME
setuids.d - snoop setuid calls as they occur. Uses DTrace.

SYNOPSIS
setuids.d

DESCRIPTION
setuids.d is a simple DTrace program to print details of setuid calls, where a process assumes a different UID. These are usually related to login events. Since this uses DTrace, only users with root privileges can run this command.

EXAMPLES

Default output, print setuids as they occur,
    # setuids.d

FIELDS

UID user ID (from)

SUID
    set user ID (to)

PPID
    parent process ID

PID process ID

PCMD
    parent command

CMD command (with arguments)

DOCUMENTATION
See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the Docs directory. The DTraceToolkit docs may include full worked examples with verbose descriptions explaining the output.

EXIT
setuids.d will run forever until Ctrl-C is hit.

AUTHOR
Brendan Gregg [Sydney, Australia]

SEE ALSO
dtrace(1M), bsmconv(1M)