The chkdel program is a simple tool written in Python which aim to check for running processes using files that have
been deleted or replaced on the filesystem.
It has been developed as a simplified alternative to the checkrestart tool provided under GNU/Linux Debian by the
debian-goodies package.
Its code is available at Github, and is licensed under the terms of the BSD license.
Requirements:
- Python 2.6+
Usage:
$ chkdel -f libssl -vv
PID: 23848
Program: /usr/bin/python2.6
Files:
/usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8
Command:
python /usr/sbin/denyhosts --daemon --purge --config=/etc/denyhosts.conf --config=/etc/denyhosts.conf
Found 1 process using deleted files
1 distinct program
/usr/bin/python2.6
1 distinct file
/usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8