Ok, here are the ps results... I can see three cron tasks with the I field set (Interactive?) which is very odd as my backup script doesn't have any input (I've attached the script and the output)
maybe cron isn't able to close the shells it creates to run the jobs properly? Any ideas? --------------------------------- Q-Games, Dylan Cuthbert. http://www.q-games.com "Andrew DeFaria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dylan Cuthbert wrote: > > > The problem: > > > > After about a day's work I go to logoff or shutdown and the machine > > just sits there, fully operational and "in the process of logging > > off", so I can't open any new tasks but I can open up a file explorer > > window or the start menu etc. If I wait long enough (and I mean 15 > > minutes to several hours) the machine will eventually log off > > succussfully. > > While in this "in the process of logging off" mode, start the > TaskManager (or better yet have the TaskManager running when you attempt > shutdown), then selectively start killing processes. If you kill a > process and wham you logout that's probably the culprit! > > Note you cannot kill services with the TaskManager. You can either: > Start the Services applet and attempt to shutdown the services or have a > console window running and try net stop "sevice name" or do what I do, > get Process Explorer from SysInternals which allows you to kill services. > > Good luck. > > >
backup-sh.tgz
Description: Binary data
PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND
1368 1 1368 1368 ? 18 10:46:45 /usr/bin/cygrunsrv
1364 1368 1368 1620 ? 18 10:46:45 /usr/sbin/cron
3892 1 3892 3892 0 12000 11:03:04 /usr/bin/rxvt
I 3928 3892 3928 3944 1 12000 11:03:04 /usr/bin/bash
I 2396 1364 1368 2396 ? 18 16:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron
2352 2396 2352 2604 ? 12000 16:00:02 /usr/bin/sh
4088 2352 2352 2680 ? 12000 16:00:02 /usr/bin/bash
804 4088 2352 2620 ? 12000 16:42:35 /usr/bin/rsync
1492 804 2352 1492 ? 12000 16:42:35 /usr/bin/rsync
I 2640 1364 1368 2640 ? 18 17:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron
3396 2640 3396 2380 ? 12000 17:00:02 /usr/bin/sh
2384 3396 3396 1284 ? 12000 17:00:02 /usr/bin/bash
2328 2384 3396 2928 ? 12000 17:30:10 /usr/bin/rsync
2824 2328 3396 2824 ? 12000 17:30:10 /usr/bin/rsync
I 904 1364 1368 904 ? 18 19:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron
2192 904 2192 3076 ? 12000 19:00:03 /usr/bin/sh
3408 2192 2192 2332 ? 12000 19:00:03 /usr/bin/bash
1896 3408 2192 300 ? 12000 19:04:44 /usr/bin/rsync
2488 1896 2192 2488 ? 12000 19:04:45 /usr/bin/rsync
3480 1 3480 3480 4 12000 19:46:39 /usr/bin/rxvt
508 3480 508 3636 5 12000 19:46:39 /usr/bin/bash
2944 508 2944 1944 5 12000 19:48:29 /usr/bin/ps
PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND
1368 1 1368 1368 ? 18 10:46:45 /usr/bin/cygrunsrv
1912 0 0 1912 ? 0 10:47:38 C:\WINXP\Explorer.EXE
248 0 0 248 ? 0 10:47:39 C:\WINXP\System32\conime.exe
1872 0 0 1872 ? 0 10:47:40 C:\WINXP\System32\ctfmon.exe
704 0 0 704 ? 0 10:47:42 C:\Program Files\Elaborate
Bytes\CloneCD\CloneCDTray.exe
612 0 0 612 ? 0 10:47:42 C:\Program
Files\D-Tools\daemon.exe
1068 0 0 1068 ? 0 10:47:42 C:\WINXP\SOUNDMAN.EXE
1748 0 0 1748 ? 0 10:47:43 C:\Program
Files\Logitech\MouseWare\system\em_exec.exe
588 0 0 588 ? 0 10:47:43 C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
712 0 0 712 ? 0 10:47:44 D:\tools\jajc\jajc.exe
1204 0 0 1204 ? 0 10:47:44 C:\Program
Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
1236 0 0 1236 ? 0 10:47:45 C:\Program
Files\RSNet\RSEDNClient.exe
1572 0 0 1572 ? 0 10:47:45 C:\Program
Files\Gigabyte\Gigabyte Windows Utility Manager\gwum.exe
1684 0 0 1684 ? 0 10:47:45 C:\Program
Files\SonyPDA\Hotsync.exe
1104 0 0 1104 ? 0 10:47:46 C:\Program
Files\OpenOffice.org1.1\program\soffice.exe
492 0 0 492 ? 0 10:47:47 C:\Program Files\One Guy
Coding\Vern 3.2\vern32.exe
2972 0 0 2972 ? 0 10:47:59 C:\Program Files\Outlook
Express\msimn.exe
3884 0 0 3884 ? 0 11:03:04 C:\WINXP\system32\cmd.exe
3892 1 3892 3892 0 12000 11:03:04 /usr/bin/rxvt
3944 0 0 3944 ? 0 11:03:05 d:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
I 2396 1364 1368 2396 ? 18 16:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron
2604 0 0 2604 ? 0 16:00:03 d:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe
2680 0 0 2680 ? 0 16:00:03 d:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
2620 0 0 2620 ? 0 16:42:35 d:\cygwin\bin\rsync.exe
1492 804 2352 1492 ? 12000 16:42:35 /usr/bin/rsync
I 2640 1364 1368 2640 ? 18 17:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron
2380 0 0 2380 ? 0 17:00:03 d:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe
1284 0 0 1284 ? 0 17:00:03 d:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
2928 0 0 2928 ? 0 17:30:11 d:\cygwin\bin\rsync.exe
2824 2328 3396 2824 ? 12000 17:30:10 /usr/bin/rsync
I 904 1364 1368 904 ? 18 19:00:00 /usr/sbin/cron
3076 0 0 3076 ? 0 19:00:03 d:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe
2332 0 0 2332 ? 0 19:00:03 d:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
300 0 0 300 ? 0 19:04:45 d:\cygwin\bin\rsync.exe
2488 1896 2192 2488 ? 12000 19:04:45 /usr/bin/rsync
3060 0 0 3060 ? 0 19:46:39 C:\WINXP\system32\cmd.exe
3480 1 3480 3480 4 12000 19:46:39 /usr/bin/rxvt
3636 0 0 3636 ? 0 19:46:39 d:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
3964 0 0 3964 ? 0 19:48:06 C:\WINXP\system32\cmd.exe
4000 0 0 4000 ? 0 19:48:26 d:\cygwin\bin\ps.exe
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