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Methods for monitoring and managing processes

  • US 8,010,964 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2005
  • Issued: 08/30/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing control over process execution by an operating system, the method comprising:

  • defining first and second user levels of access to the operating system, the first user level having more privileges than the second user level;

    storing a process initialization file in a computer memory device, the process initialization file identifying processes, for which process execution is controlled by users having only the second user level of access to the system;

    preparing a process list, identifying each user having the second user level of access that affords the user control over execution of the identified processes; and

    monitoring execution of the identified processes based on the process list for each user having the second level of access, wherein monitoring includes starting a user-level process monitor upon initialization or restarting of the operating system.

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