File access tracing

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1

Hello..

Is there anyway to check if some processes are reading one file?

Id use inotify, but my kernel is 2.6.9, so it doesnt work.

-k-

2

Try the "fuser" command.

3

Hello..

well, I tried lsof, lstat, fuser but maybe I didnt find proper options for them to follow the file "realtime".

-k-