On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 12:55:07AM +0000, Bob Crandell wrote: > >Did you try > >kill -9 <pid> > > > >how about > >kill -STOP <pid> > > > >Cory > >_______________________________________________ > > Here is my orginal post: > have a server with some processes that are running away and they won't die. How > do I stop them? I used: > > ps axf to see the forest for the trees. > procmail was fired off by sendmail to filter some SPAM. > I can stop sendmail but procmail won't stop. > > Killall procmail doesn't work. > Killall -9 procmail doesn't work. > Killall -17 procmail doesn't work. > Killall -9 -v procmail sayes it is stopping procmail but it lies. > kill <procmail's PID> doesn't work. > > When I rebooted the server last night utilization was over 119. Normally it's > closer to 0.1 or 0.3. This morning before anyone logged in, it is just over 31.0. > This started the middle of last week.
Bob, you are not telling me anything new. So your answers would be: >Did you try >kill -9 <pid> No >how about >kill -STOP <pid> No Are you still having a problem? If so try those. Also I would try changing the version of procmail. On my mail filter I've held back procmail to a stable version because the mail filter I use utilizes some bugs of the latest procmail. It's been a while, but eventually I'll see if they recommend upgrading to a new version of procmail. You might also try a different kernel. What distro and kernel version is this server on? Cory _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
