Try typing: ps auxf
Look for the D (defunct) process. It's parent process is probably still
running. Until the parent process reads the exist status of the child
process, the defunct process will remain.
That's my guess.
- Bob Glover
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:07 AM
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> Subject: Killing "D" process
>
> I have a process on my machine that ps aux and top report as 'asleep and
> non-interruptable' ("D" in top). I've perused my O'Reilly books and what
> online help I can find as to how to kill this thing. So far, the best I've
> been able to figure out is reboot the machine. :(
>
> I would rather avoid the Redmondian solution to this problem.
>
> Is there any way to wake up a sleeping process so that it *is* interruptable
> (and therefore killable)?
>
> (Yes, I have tried to kill it as root, yes I have tried kill -9 and just
> about every other kill -n combination I could find).
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
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