Try killall -9 `pidof enjoympeg` ~Tom W
--------------------------------------------- If you think the problem is bad now, just wait until we've solved it. -- Arthur Kasspe On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, lists1 wrote: > Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:34:51 -0400 > From: lists1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Kill a process that refuses to die? > Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:51:18 -0500 (CDT) > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > What can I do to kill a process that refuses to be killed? > > I have enjoympeg running, with kde as the window manager. On video files that > need a newer codec, which I don't have installed, the video fails to show on > the screen, but enjoympeg shows as running under top. There are 3 or 4 > processes running, consecutively, and attempting to kill the one with the > highest cpu utilization fails, and scrolling down to the enjoympeg processes > with low cpu utilization, getting those process ids, and attempting to kill > them as well results in no joy. > > I have attempted to kill the processes repeatedly, as the user who started > enjoympeg, and as root, and all attempts fail. I have even shutdown all > other gui windows and applications, and attempted to restart the X server, > all to no avail. > > Short of rebooting, is there any other method I can use to kill the process > which is using over 90% of the cpu time, according to top? > > There are no gui windows showing enjoympeg. The frozen video window (that > didn't show the video because of lack of new codecs or other problems) > disappeared when I restarted the X server, and the window that shows volume > and video position disappeared when I shut it down as the first thing I did > when the video failed to play. > > TIA. > > Bing. > -- > All spam received is reported to SpamCop. > > http://spamcop.net/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]