From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 22 09:38:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA04839 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:38:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from horton.iaces.com (horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA04750 for ; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 09:38:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from proot@horton.iaces.com) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id LAA20256; Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:36:52 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199807221636.LAA20256@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: runaway processes In-Reply-To: from The Classiest Man Alive at "Jul 22, 98 10:33:03 am" To: ksmm@threespace.com (The Classiest Man Alive) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:36:52 -0500 (CDT) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Organization: USWEST !nterprise Networking - ACES X-Phone: (612) 664-3385 X-Fax: (612) 664-4779 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 600 Stinson Blvd, Fl 1S X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55413 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In a previous message, The Classiest Man Alive said: > Is there any way to kill a runaway user process that seems impervious to > the "kill" command? In particular, the latest versions of Netscape > Communicator seem prone to running rampant, leaving behind processes that > consume 90+ percent of the CPU even after the program has been exited. kill -9 > This is a 2.2.6-RELEASE system. The process is started as a user, but I > can get root access if necessary. > > Thanks in advance, > K.S. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- I didn't have anything to wear. --from "Excuses, Excuses" *the* compendium of excuses by Leigh W. Rutledge To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message