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List:       freebsd-isp
Subject:    Re: Logging users out
From:       Bill Vermillion <bill () wjv ! com>
Date:       2000-10-31 12:47:46
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On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 01:40:32PM +0100, Thierry Besancon thus spoke:
> Dixit Bill Vermillion <bill@wjv.com> (le Tue, 31 Oct 2000 07:22:55 -0500) :
> 
> » > % ps -aux | grep username
> » 
> » > username   1637  1.3  0.7  1340  868  p1  Ds   11.36AM  0:00.09  csh
> » 
> » > then I just do a:
> » 
> » > % kill -KILL 1637
> » 
> » > not the best or cleanest way of doing it, but its just a quick
> » > method ive stuck with over the years.
> » 
> » Definately not the cleanest/best.  What's wrong with -HUP.
> » 
> » -KILL [aka -9] give no chance for proper file closure and cleanup.
> 
> When you kill -HUP a csh, it just remains. Nothing happens. You have
                       ^^^
> to kill -9 it to get rid of it. Just try.

That explains that.  I've studiously avoided csh for the past 15
years.  Shows I've not worked around a Sun environment much,
doesn't it?  Ever thought of using a better shell :-) [Add LOTS of
smileys here - I'm not going to get into a shell wars argument -
what works best for you, works best for you.  I'm a ksh user].

-- 
Bill Vermillion -   bv @ wjv . com


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