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-.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dd November 15, 2009
.Dt KTRACE 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Fn ktrace
function enables or disables tracing of one or more processes.
Users may only trace their own processes.
-Only the super-user can trace setuid or setgid programs.
+By default only the super-user can trace setuid or setgid programs.
+This restriction can be removed by setting the sysctl
+.Va kern.ktrace_suid
+to a non-zero value.
.Pp
The
.Fa tracefile