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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 06:16:57PM +0200, mbork@mbork.pl wrote:
>> `ps auxe` shows all processes with their environments, no?

> I think that only shows for super-user.

I believe it depends on your platform --- some BSDen are pretty
permissive about this, if memory serves.  On a Linux box it seems
to work for processes owned by yourself even if you're not superuser.

			regards, tom lane