Re: bash uses tmp files for inter-process communication instead of pipes?

[Chet Ramey]

On 10/7/14, 8:55 AM, Dan Douglas wrote:

>> Um... it used a socket.. to transfer it, then it uses a tmp file on top
>> of that?!  :
> 
> That's the wrong process. AF_NETLINK is the interface used by iproute2 for 
> IPC 
> with the kernel. Bash doesn't use netlink sockets.

It's syslog.  Some vendors integrated patches that log all shell commands
to syslog.

Chet
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