-Used "ps -a" on the second console to get a list of the processes on all consoles. -I got the id for the process I want to kill on tty1. -I enter "kill 879" at console 2. -A subsequent "ps -a" still shows the 879 process and switching back to console 1, it is still hung. Any thoughts? Alan At 02:00 PM 5/23/01 -0700, you wrote: > >1-run a process in console 1 >2-process hangs >3-press Alt-F2, log in as root in console 2 >4-kill hung process in console 1 > >How do I do step 4? Can I? > >Alan > >- >/------------------------------------------ >|Alan Dayley www.adtron.com >|Software Engineer 602-735-0300 x331 >|ADayley@adtron.com >| >|Adtron Corporation >|3710 E. University Drive, Suite 5 >|Phoenix, AZ 85034 >\------------------------------------------- > >________________________________________________ >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > - /------------------------------------------ |Alan Dayley www.adtron.com |Software Engineer 602-735-0300 x331 |ADayley@adtron.com | |Adtron Corporation |3710 E. University Drive, Suite 5 |Phoenix, AZ 85034 \-------------------------------------------