https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-determine-process-that-access-a-file/m-p/121385#M8465 <P>I believe a shell command "lsof" can show you the list of open files along with the PIDs of the processes that access those files in Linux. Not sure about windows.</P> Mon, 18 Jul 2016 08:13:39 GMT georgevj 2016-07-18T08:13:39Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-determine-process-that-access-a-file/m-p/121246#M8453 <P>Hi everyone,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is it possible to determine which process access a file?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>In the case of protection against ransomware I would like to know if I can see what process (on a windows machine or linux) access a file.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Can I get such information via CLi or GUI?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thx 4 any answer,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>jenoptik</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:58:35 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-determine-process-that-access-a-file/m-p/121246#M8453 jenoptik 2025-06-04T19:58:35Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-determine-process-that-access-a-file/m-p/121385#M8465 <P>I believe a shell command "lsof" can show you the list of open files along with the PIDs of the processes that access those files in Linux. Not sure about windows.</P> Mon, 18 Jul 2016 08:13:39 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Network-and-Storage-Protocols/CIFS-determine-process-that-access-a-file/m-p/121385#M8465 georgevj 2016-07-18T08:13:39Z