Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 23:47:41 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@neomedia.it> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: shell command not working in ppp.linkdown Message-ID: <20000124234741.I409@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <20000124.23312100@bartequi.ottodomain.org> References: <20000124222421.E409@marder-1> <20000124.23312100@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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On Mon, Jan 24, 2000 at 11:31:21PM +0000, Salvo Bartolotta wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 1/24/00, 11:24:21 PM, Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> wrote
> regarding shell command not working in ppp.linkdown:
>
>
> > I start xtimer from /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup using
>
> > bg xtimer
>
> > but trying to kill it in ppp.linkdown with:
>
> > shell kill `cat /tmp/xtimer.pid`
>
> > doesn't work (/tmp/xtimer.pid contains *only* the pid). No errors
> > anywhere, xtimer just keeps running, however:
>
> > shell killall xtimer
>
> > does work.
>
> > Anyone any idea why the former doesn't work?
>
> > --
> > "there's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture
> > that allows you to install Windows too"
> > -Matthew D. Fuller
>
> Dear Mark Ovens,
>
> correct me I am wrong: if you issue "killall", you kill *all* the
> instances of a given "program" (which instances are *different*
> processes), if
> you issue "kill",you should just kill one instance or process.
>
You are correct, but since xtimer is only a single process and the
manpage states:
BUGS
Don't run xtimer more than one.
killall xtimer should be safe.
> I usually issue a "killall" to kill StarOffice when it behaves badly
> ...
>
> Although I have NOT used xtimer yet and I do NOT know how it works
> (how many processes etc.), this information might apply :-)
>
> N.B. my_fake_antispam_domain ===> neomedia.it to e.mail to me.
>
> Best regards,
> Salvo
>
>
>
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