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List:       linux-newbie
Subject:    Re: process time limit?
From:       James Mohr <linux-newbie () jimmo ! com>
Date:       2002-06-27 6:59:40
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This does not specifically address your question, but I think this is actually
the answer you wanted:

http://www.linux-tutorial.info/cgi-bin/display.pl?266&0&0&0&3

regards,

jimmo

On Thursday 27 June 2002 01:39, Jim Reimer wrote:
> I have a script run by cron once every half hour which
> gets a RADAR image, does some manipulation on the file,
> and stores it.  It's been running fine for a few weeks
> now.
>
> However, when I got home from work today, the computer
> was *very* sluggish, and 'ps' showed many many instances
> of both the script and 'giftopnm' (one of the programs
> used in the script).  I don't know what went wrong, but
> giftopnm was hanging and not allowing the script to
> complete.
>
> So - is there any way to limit the amount of time a
> cronjob (or any other job) can live?

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