setuids.d(1m)

setuids.d1m

Snoop setuid calls as they occur. uses dtrace.

Usage

setuids.d

Overview

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.

Releases

115 releases since Mac OS X 10.5; the text changed 1 time.

  1. 10.5–10.5.8
  2. 10.6–26.5

Author

Brendan Gregg [Sydney, Australia]

From dtrace 413 in macOS 26.5. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.