i just found i am on csh thanks a lot anyway :) 2008/9/14 Yury Michurin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Try: > kill -9 `cat /var/run/natd.pid` > > (works for me on tcsh) > > On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Richard Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> I have been trying to kill the process by pulling natd.pid >> below are 3 typical examples among a couple dozens I tried >> >> kill -9 $(natd.pid) >> Illegal variable name >> >> kill -9 '/var/run/natd.pid' >> kill: Arguments should be jobs or process id's >> >> cat /var/run/natd.pid | kill -9 >> (no error returned, but natd process is still up) >> >> >> could someone help? >> thanks. >> >> >> -- >> >> Best Regards >> >> Richard Yang >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]" >> > > -- Best Regards Richard Yang [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"