Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 07:47:46 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.wjv.com> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Logging users out Message-ID: <20001031074745.A8423@wjv.com> In-Reply-To: <s9qsnpd18vz.fsf@vangogh.prism.uvsq.fr>; from Thierry.Besancon@prism.uvsq.fr on Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 01:40:32PM %2B0100 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010301452030.2043-100000@starbug.ugh.net.au> <00103111391900.01594@freefire.psi-domain.co.uk> <20001031072255.A8035@wjv.com> <s9qsnpd18vz.fsf@vangogh.prism.uvsq.fr>
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On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 01:40:32PM +0100, Thierry Besancon thus spoke:
> Dixit Bill Vermillion <bill@wjv.com> (le Tue, 31 Oct 2000 07:22:55 -0500) :
>
> » > % ps -aux | grep username
> »
> » > username 1637 1.3 0.7 1340 868 p1 Ds 11.36AM 0:00.09 csh
> »
> » > then I just do a:
> »
> » > % kill -KILL 1637
> »
> » > not the best or cleanest way of doing it, but its just a quick
> » > method ive stuck with over the years.
> »
> » Definately not the cleanest/best. What's wrong with -HUP.
> »
> » -KILL [aka -9] give no chance for proper file closure and cleanup.
>
> When you kill -HUP a csh, it just remains. Nothing happens. You have
^^^
> to kill -9 it to get rid of it. Just try.
That explains that. I've studiously avoided csh for the past 15
years. Shows I've not worked around a Sun environment much,
doesn't it? Ever thought of using a better shell :-) [Add LOTS of
smileys here - I'm not going to get into a shell wars argument -
what works best for you, works best for you. I'm a ksh user].
--
Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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