Mike McCarty wrote: [...] > $ sudo ls -l /var/run/sudo/jmccarty > total 8 > -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 14 12:47 13 > -rw------- 1 root root 0 Apr 23 03:23 18 > -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 21 16:03 24 > -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 26 15:07 33 > -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 27 02:55 36 > -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 26 15:16 37 > > Note carefully that the files are ZERO length; these > contain no information, only the directory entry > is significant, AFAIK. I have, on occasion, seen files One slight clarification: The epoch the file timestamp is set to is that of when sudo is run. When one uses $ sudo -k the timestamp is set to an epoch in the past. For example from another (su to root) terminal I now see # ls -l /var/run/sudo/jmccarty total 8 -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 14 12:47 13 -rw------- 1 root root 0 Apr 23 03:23 18 -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 21 16:03 24 -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 27 03:15 33 -rw------- 1 root root 55 May 25 16:47 34:root -rw------- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 1969 36 -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 26 15:16 37 -rw------- 1 root root 60 May 25 13:12 unknown:root Interestingly, I now see entries with some data in them. I've wondered whether those entries might not be from something like that. $ sudo dumphex /var/run/sudo/jmccarty/34:root Password: 00000000 2F 76 61 72 2F 72 75 6E 2F 73 75 64 6F 2F 6A 6D |/var/run/sudo/jm| 00000010 63 63 61 72 74 79 2F 33 34 3A 72 6F 6F 74 00 73 |ccarty/34:root.s| 00000020 45 FC 4B C0 23 47 DC EA 6A C5 6E 44 D8 85 2A 44 |E.K.#G..j.nD..*D| 00000030 18 C3 20 0D EC 74 9E |.. ..t.| I don't know what that information may represent, but I suspect it's the entries that su makes to track its information. Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN. This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that! -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines