[root@nova1 2.6.17-linode22]# strace -f ./linux stderr=1
execve("./linux", ["./linux", "stderr=1"], [/* 25 vars */]) = 0
uname({sys="Linux", node="nova1.theshore.net", ...}) = 0
brk(0)                                  = 0x8501000
open("/etc/ld.so.preload", O_RDONLY)    = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/tls/i686/sse2/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat64("/lib/tls/i686/sse2", 0xbfffeab0) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/tls/i686/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat64("/lib/tls/i686", 0xbfffeab0)     = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/tls/sse2/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat64("/lib/tls/sse2", 0xbfffeab0)     = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/tls/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat64("/lib/tls", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/lib/i686/sse2/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat64("/lib/i686/sse2", 0xbfffeab0)    = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/i686/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat64("/lib/i686", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
open("/lib/sse2/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
stat64("/lib/sse2", 0xbfffeab0)         = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
open("/lib/libutil.so.1", O_RDONLY)     = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\200\274"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=15688, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40000000
old_mmap(0x4fecb000, 12432, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x4fecb000
old_mmap(0x4fecd000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0x1000) = 0x4fecd000
close(3)                                = 0
open("/lib/tls/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY)    = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\300\213"..., 512) = 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=1459344, ...}) = 0
old_mmap(0x4fc94000, 1162188, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0x4fc94000
old_mmap(0x4fdaa000, 16384, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED, 3, 0x116000) = 0x4fdaa000
old_mmap(0x4fdae000, 7116, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x4fdae000
close(3)                                = 0
mprotect(0x4fdaa000, 4096, PROT_READ)   = 0
mprotect(0x4fecd000, 4096, PROT_READ)   = 0
mprotect(0x4fc90000, 4096, PROT_READ)   = 0
set_thread_area({entry_number:-1 -> 6, base_addr:0x40000ac0, limit:1048575, seg_32bit:1, contents:0, read_exec_only:0, limit_in_pages:1, seg_not_present:0, useable:1}) = 0
getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, {rlim_cur=8192*1024, rlim_max=RLIM_INFINITY}) = 0
brk(0)                                  = 0x8501000
brk(0x8522000)                          = 0x8522000
brk(0)                                  = 0x8522000
rt_sigaction(SIGINT, {0x807483b, [], SA_NOMASK|SA_ONESHOT}, NULL, 8) = 0
rt_sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, [INT], NULL, 8) = 0
rt_sigaction(SIGTERM, {0x807483b, [], SA_NOMASK|SA_ONESHOT}, NULL, 8) = 0
rt_sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, [TERM], NULL, 8) = 0
rt_sigaction(SIGHUP, {0x807483b, [], SA_NOMASK|SA_ONESHOT}, NULL, 8) = 0
rt_sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, [HUP], NULL, 8) = 0
fstat64(1, {st_mode=S_IFCHR|0620, st_rdev=makedev(136, 171), ...}) = 0
mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40001000
mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40002000
clone(Process 27725 attached
child_stack=0x40002fd8, flags=0|SIGCHLD) = 27725
[pid 27724] waitpid(27725, Process 27724 suspended
 <unfinished ...>
[pid 27725] getpid()                    = 27725
[pid 27725] getppid()                   = 27724
[pid 27725] rt_sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, [WINCH], [], 8) = 0
[pid 27725] ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, 0, 0) = -1 EPERM (Operation not permitted)
[pid 27725] dup(2)                      = 3
[pid 27725] fcntl64(3, F_GETFL)         = 0x8002 (flags O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE)
[pid 27725] fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFCHR|0620, st_rdev=makedev(136, 171), ...}) = 0
[pid 27725] mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0x40003000
[pid 27725] _llseek(3, 0, 0x40002a40, SEEK_CUR) = -1 ESPIPE (Illegal seek)
[pid 27725] write(3, "ptrace: Operation not permitted\n", 32ptrace: Operation not permitted
) = 32
[pid 27725] close(3)                    = 0
[pid 27725] munmap(0x40003000, 4096)    = 0
[pid 27725] kill(27725, SIGKILL)        = 0
[pid 27725] +++ killed by SIGKILL +++