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diff --git a/system/forkstat/README b/system/forkstat/README index 0ca19a6e644f..d57c8584127d 100644 --- a/system/forkstat/README +++ b/system/forkstat/README @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ forkstat (process fork/exec/exit monitoring tool). -Forkstat is a program that logs process fork(), exec() and exit() activity. -It is useful for monitoring system behaviour and to track down rogue processes -that are spawning off processes and potentially abusing the system. +Forkstat monitors process fork(), exec() and exit() activity. +It is useful for monitoring system behaviour and to track down r ogue +processes that are spawning off processes and potentially abusing the +system. -Note that forkstat uses the Linux netlink connector to gather process activity -and this may miss events if the system is overly busy. +Note that forkstat uses the Linux netlink connector to gather process +activity and this may miss events if the system is overly busy. Netlink connector also requires root privilege. |