On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 09:16, Ryan Byrd wrote: > nagios 5574 0.0 0.3 8276 2968 ? D 09:08 0:00 > /usr/bin/php -q /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_replication.php > > you'll notice that the processes are in the "D" state which seems to > indicate that they can not be interrupted. > > Anyway to kill them without rebooting?
Short answer: no. The only way for them to die is for the process to wakeup from its slumber and accept the signals you've been sending. Normally processes will only enter the D state when they are having I/O issues. Often that means you've got a hard drive in death throes. Corey
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