[PLUG] killing a process that doesn't want to die

Mike De La Mater mikedela at ipns.com
Tue Jun 4 16:30:53 UTC 2002


>   # kill -9 22391

That was it!! The system is normalizing now. 

I'll leeek into the problem while I'm on site later today. Thanks.

Thanks again,

Mike

On Tuesday 04 June 2002 09:04 am, you wrote:
> Mike;
>
> Based on this information I cannot fathom why `top' is showing only one
> process. If you connecting remotely with a Windows box it is likely the
> telnet client is not updating the screen information correctly.
>
> I can see a few processes here that are causing a problem. Assuming the
> processes are still the same, perform the following:
>
>   # kill -9 22391
>
> Also, I note that you have several smb daemons running. Restart them as
> root:
>
>   # /etc/init.d/smb restart
>
>
> -Cooper
>
> > [root at new ~]# ps -ef
> > UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
> > root         1     0  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:03 init [3]
> > root         2     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 [keventd]
> > root         3     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 [kapm-idled]
> > root         4     0  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 [ksoftirqd_CPU0]
> > root         5     0  0 Apr12 ?        00:01:30 [kswapd]
> > root         6     0  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 [kreclaimd]
> > root         7     0  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:37 [bdflush]
> > root         8     0  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:01 [kupdated]
> > root         9     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 [mdrecoveryd]
> > root        74     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 [khubd]
> > root       436     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 syslogd -m 0
> > root       441     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 klogd -2
> > rpc        455     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 portmap
> > root       574     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/automount
> > --timeout 60 daemon     586     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00
> > /usr/sbin/atd
> > root       610     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:35 /usr/sbin/sshd
> > root       631     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 xinetd -stayalive -reuse
> > -pidfil root       661     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 sendmail:
> > accepting connections root       674     1  0 Apr12 ttyS0    00:00:00 gpm
> > -t ms -m /dev/mouse root       686     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 crond
> > xfs        748     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:02 xfs -droppriv -daemon
> > root       776     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 rhnsd --interval 120
> > root       786     1  0 Apr12 tty1     00:00:00 login -- root
> > root       787     1  0 Apr12 tty2     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
> > root       788     1  0 Apr12 tty3     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
> > root       789     1  0 Apr12 tty4     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
> > root       790     1  0 Apr12 tty5     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
> > root       791     1  0 Apr12 tty6     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
> > root       794   786  0 Apr12 tty1     00:00:00 -bash
> > root       860   794  0 Apr12 tty1     00:00:00 /bin/sh
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/startx root       867   860  0 Apr12 tty1     00:00:00
> > xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc -- root       868   867  0 Apr12 ?       
> > 00:00:20 /etc/X11/X :0
> > root       872   867  0 Apr12 tty1     00:00:00 ksmserver --restore
> > root       925     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit: dcopserver
> > --nosid root       927     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit:
> > klauncher root       929     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:03 kdeinit: kded
> > root       934     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit: kxmlrpcd
> > root       942     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit: Running...
> > root       944     1  0 Apr12 tty1     00:00:00 knotify
> > root       945   942  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:01 kdeinit: kwin
> > root       947     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:05 kdeinit: kdesktop
> > root       949     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:03 kdeinit: kicker
> > root       952     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit: klipper -icon
> > klipper - root       954     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit:
> > khotkeys root       956     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit: kwrited
> > root       957   956  0 Apr12 pts/0    00:00:00 /bin/cat
> > root       993   942  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit: konqueror
> > --silent root       998     1  0 Apr12 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit:
> > kio_uiserver root     10033   942  0 May06 ?        00:01:01 kdeinit:
> > konqueror --silent root     10050   942  0 May06 ?        00:00:07
> > kdeinit: konqueror --silent root     10057   942  0 May06 ?       
> > 00:00:57 kdeinit: konqueror --silent root     10062     1  0 May06 ?     
> >   00:00:07 ark -caption Archiver -icon ark root     11968   942  0 May09
> > ?        00:00:00 kdeinit: konsole -icon konsole - root     11969 11968 
> > 0 May09 pts/1    00:00:00 /bin/bash
> > root     11990   947  0 May09 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/kblankscrn.kss
> > -root root     22391     1  0 02:04 ?        00:00:00 /sbin/mount.smbfs
> > //Don/CD-R Bur root     22562   686  0 03:50 ?        00:00:00 CROND
> > root     22563 22562  0 03:50 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c cp -au
> > /mnt/bu/* /hdb root     22575   686  0 04:01 ?        00:00:00 CROND
> > root     22576 22575  0 04:01 ?        00:00:00 /bin/bash
> > /usr/bin/run-parts /et root     22691 22576  0 04:02 ?        00:00:00
> > /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/slocate. root     22692 22576  0 04:02 ?       
> > 00:00:00 awk -v progname=/etc/cron.daily/ root     22694 22691  0 04:02 ?
> >        00:00:04 /usr/bin/updatedb -f NFS,SMBFS,N root     22772     1  0
> > 07:09 ?        00:00:00 df -h
> > root     22891     1  0 07:20 ?        00:00:00 smbd -D
> > root     22896     1  0 07:20 ?        00:00:00 nmbd -D
> > root     22966     1  0 07:39 ?        00:00:23 /usr/bin/python -u
> > /usr/sbin/up2 root     22973   610  0 07:42 ?        00:00:01
> > /usr/sbin/sshd
> > root     22974 22973  0 07:42 pts/4    00:00:00 -bash
> > root     23122     1  1 07:54 ?        00:00:16 /usr/bin/python -u
> > /usr/sbin/up2 root     23151   686  0 08:01 ?        00:00:00 CROND
> > root     23152 23151  0 08:01 ?        00:00:00 /bin/bash
> > /usr/bin/run-parts /et root     23154 23152  0 08:01 ?        00:00:00
> > awk -v progname=/etc/cron.hourly root     23155     1  0 08:01 ?       
> > 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/sa/sa1 600 6 root     23157 23155  0 08:01 ?   
> >     00:00:00 /usr/lib/sa/sadc 600 6 /var/log/ root     23159 22891  0
> > 08:06 ?        00:00:00 smbd -D
> > root     23163 22974  0 08:16 pts/4    00:00:00 fuser -km /mnt/bu
> > root     23164   610  0 08:16 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
> > root     23165 23164  0 08:16 pts/6    00:00:00 -bash
> > root     23213   610  0 08:18 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
> > root     23215 23213  0 08:18 pts/7    00:00:00 -bash
> > root     23246   942  0 08:18 ?        00:00:00 kdeinit: kio_file file
> > /tmp/ksoc root     23257 23165  0 08:19 pts/6    00:00:00 ps -ef
> >
> >
> > BTW- fuser is now hung.
> >
> > i can reboot the server if we need to, all I need to do is make a phone
> > call...
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > >-Cooper
> > >
> > >
> > >
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