On 5/27/07, Christoph Haas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 01:55:55PM -0700, voltron wrote: > > one thing, just using kill <process number> on Linux, you would have > > to use kill -9, maybe its the same on OSX > > Better not. Sending the signal 9 (SIGKILL) is a very harsh way that may > even lead to inconsistencies and make you need to reboot the system. > Use a normal kill without any signal number and you should be fine. > > I have many coworkers who are so used to blindly sending signals 9 > around and wonder why their systems become instable. :)
I remember reading this great rant somewhere about the harmfulness of using kill -9. The post went so far as to say that if you actually need to use kill -9, you should just uninstall the software because it's garbage to begin with. Alas, I couldn't find it via a quick google. Happy Hacking! -jj -- http://jjinux.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
