JRH ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Thursday 22 Jun 2006 16:27, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > > > > For processes that won't die with a regular kill, go to the command line > > and do: > > > > kill -9 <pid>... > > > > A regular kill asks the process to shut itself down, but if it's hung, it > > wont' respond. The -9 option tells the system to shut the process down > > without asking it. This almost always works, though I have had the rare > > time when I've had to reboot to kill a really stubborn process. Shouldn't > > happen, but nothing's perfect. > > > > Ron > > Hi Ron, > > Thanks for that little pearl of wisdom, that can be written in the little > black book of Linux commands, for future reference! > > Tried it a few times on this one, and still no joy..... looks like I'm gonna > have to shut down while I go for dinner! > > Many thanks, > > James Hey James, in addition to Ron's excellent advice, there is a tutorial for linux called "Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition" by Paul Sheer http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz See section 9.5 - killing a Process, Sending Signals
It can also be loaded through Mandriva Control Center or urpmi rute and then will be in your menu under /Documentation/ Excellent for many References 8) -- RickS "It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something." -F.D.Roosevelt ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
