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Date:      Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:34:49 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Todd Backman <tbackman@corp.gulf.net>
To:        The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@threespace.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: runaway processes
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.980722113418.14845G-100000@marlin.corp.gulf.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980722102826.5085D-100000@shell1.cybercom.net>

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Does kill -9 work?

On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, The Classiest Man Alive wrote:

> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
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Network Engineering Team Leader
Systems/POP Administration				 
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