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The issue is not PS
Authored by: ajmas on Apr 21, '03 08:19:10PM

This is why you should not ever specify a password as parameter to a program. Heck, if you are typing it as a parameter, then it is already clear text to the person looking over your shoulder.

PS shows information on all processes, with the right options. For this reason you should either simply type the username, which in many cases prompts for the password, or what other way there is to specify the password, without typing it as a parameter.



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