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lmz
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Linux Hardening Guide
> Why is ptrace enabled by default, rather than disabled?
because it's useful to be able to attach to a running process with gdb
protoman3000
on Dec 31, 2020
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If you want to use it you can unlock it. Why is it unlocked by default?
viraptor
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Because unlocking it requires root and users who want to submit a crash report may not have root privileges on the system.
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because it's useful to be able to attach to a running process with gdb