No i tried init 1 and it just started another shutdown process... so in total i had two dead shutdown processes :). I used the power off switch... risky, but it worked.
debian-user@lists.debian.org on 23/09/99 19:19:57 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org cc: (bcc: Zane Drysdale/Diagnostic labs/64) Subject: Re: killing dormant/dead processes Can you init 1 or init 0? On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 03:26:17PM +1300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to shutdown a server and it says it is already shutting down... > i discovered a shutdown process but it seems to be dead and i cannot kill > it off with kill -9. > > ie > > 993 ? D 0:00 sh /usr/local/bin/faxrunq > 15546 ? D 0:00 shutdown -r 0 w > 18153 ? D 0:00 sendfax > 23480 ? D N 0:00 /usr/local/sbin/sendfax -v 33,5208215 f1. > 24464 ? D 0:00 /sbin/shutdown -t1 -r now > 6252 2 D 0:00 rlogin yumchar > any thoughts? > > thanx > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Seth Arnold | http://www.willamette.edu/~sarnold/ Hate spam? See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/ for help Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null