Try : ps -ef | more That will list all the processes on the system, rather than just those you own. If you are looking specifically for netscape procs, you could use: ps -ef | grep netscape You **could** if you are really having problems try creating another user, logging in as them and running netscape. If that all works, then id means there is definitely something worn with the netscape settings for the problem user account, in ~/.netscape. If it still doesn't work, the problem is probably with the netscape binaries or something conflicting. Try reinstalling netscape. Paul. On 4 Jan 00, at 12:41, Hong F. Du wrote: > PS to my previous message. > My system has other problems too after upgrade. When I shut down the system, it >always > saying the file system is busy even though I closed everything before shutdown. Next > time bootup, system is forced the check the file system. This might indicate >something > is running in background(?) and cause the Netscape problem. Is there a way I can >check > what is run behind beside use ps?( I used the ps to check, nothing was running except > bash and ps) > > "Hong F. Du" wrote: > > > Thank you for the help and Happy New Year. > > > > I did the 1, 2, and 3 as you said. It only worked once. After I got my mails, I > > closed Netscape and restart again. It crashed again when I tried to access my mail > > box. And I found that there was still a lock file in /root/.netscape after I > > closed Netscape normally. When I opened Netscape again it didn't show any message. > > I just crashed if I get my mails. This lock file supposes to indicate an Netscape > > is running, and it normally generate a message saying 'another Netscape is > > running, you can not use the cache. Do you want to go on?' If I open Netscape > > twice. The lock file should be removed automatically if Netscape is closed > > normally. > > > > I manually removed the lock file and did 1) again, it worked for one time. I > > repeated this actions it didn't work most of time. I believe something is not > > closed completely when I close Netscape. But I don't know what that is. > > > > A clue? I don't remember exactly which packages I upgraded. Here is how I did my > > upgrade(it could be the wrong way): I use the installation CD to start Linux, > > then I choose upgrade instead of install. I selected a lot of packages I thought I > > didn't install before. I remember I installed the IP chain package and almost > > everything under /Internet category plus the kernel source. > > > > I am still working on this problem. Please send your advice. Thank you again. > > > > Feng > > > > Travis Low wrote: > > > > > Oh! A clue! Please tell me, which packages did you upgrade? > > > > > > I have not been able to completely eliminate the problem, but the following > > > steps have helped: > > > > > > 1) - After the crash, restart Netscape, open the mailer, then exit Netscape > > > without retrieving any messages. Next time, it usually does not crash. > > > > > > 2) - Change preferences to open both Navigator and Messenger Mailbox upon > > > startup. Almost never crashes if you do this. > > > > > > 3) - Turn off "View -> View Attachments Inline" > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > Travis > > > > > > "H. F. DU" wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, I installed Mandrade Linux 6.0(kernel 2.2.9-19mdk) and Netscape > > > > Communicator 4.6. Everything was fine. I could receive mails through > > > > Nstcom from our mail server. A few days ago, I upgrade some Redhat > > > > packages. Then my Nstcom 4.6 started to crash without any error message > > > > shown when I key in my mail password and press enter. The brower is > > > > working fine and the preference settings are the same as before. I tryed > > > > uninstall and reinstall the Nstcom 4.6. It didn't help. Strangely, I can > > > > get my mail occasionally, but most of time it just close itself when I > > > > try to get mails. > > > > > > > > Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Or how should I trace the > > > > causes? Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you and Happy > > > > New Year. > > > > > > > > Feng > > > > > > -- > > > Travis Low -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 11490 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 400, Reston VA 20191-1523 > > > +1 703 262 6616 (direct) +1 703 716 0237 (fax) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > "If you do that, Griffin will really freak off his doodle!" --Tiernan Low Paul Unix techy Walton
