[techtalk] Is there a Kill -8, too?

bethanye McKinney Blount bethanye at lasertechcolor.com
Wed Oct 13 13:34:47 EST 1999


Just This Girl wrote:

> I'm afraid I don't really know the answer to that one. I've never had a
> kill -9 *not* work on a pid.
>

I have.  The only thing you can do more powerful than a kill -9 is init 6, from what
I've found.

Of course, if there's something more effective than kill -9 out there, I would
_love_ to know.  Scheduling reboots around here is nightmarish.

~~b

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