On 2009-03-05_21:33:48, Martin Kraus wrote: > On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 08:43:16PM +0100, J?rg-Volker Peetz wrote: > > Paul E Condon wrote: > > > I have a process that I see in ps, but cannot kill. > > <snip> > > > > > > I issue the following command: > > > gq:/db2/chkpnt# kill -9 9398 > > what is the status of that process? maybe it's stuck in a system call and than > it's unkillable. > mk
I've learned since my initial post that it is in status 'D' and is unkillable. But I think this is a bug. In Debian? In procfs? In Linux? In Unix? I don't know which, but surely a system as sophisticated as Debian/GNU/Linux should not be so vulnerable to the vagaries of hard disk devices. Because it is in status 'D' , it is incapable of reporting any diagnostic information, like What HD? and What driver call? I'm learning a lot on this quest. -- Paul E Condon [email protected] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
