Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261288AbUKCOdw (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:33:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261618AbUKCOdw (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:33:52 -0500 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:58062 "EHLO outpost.ds9a.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261288AbUKCOdt (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:33:49 -0500 Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:33:48 +0100 From: bert hubert To: Gene Heskett Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: is killing zombies possible w/o a reboot? Message-ID: <20041103143348.GA24596@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , Gene Heskett , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200411030751.39578.gene.heskett@verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200411030751.39578.gene.heskett@verizon.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 704 Lines: 19 On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 07:51:39AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > But I'd tried to run gnomeradio earlier to listen to the elections, Depressing enough. > I'd tried to kill the zombie earlier but couldn't. > Isn't there some way to clean up a &^$#^#@)_ zombie? Kill the parent, is the only (portable) way. -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Open source, database driven DNS Software http://lartc.org Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/