can't "kill -9" processes on Ultrix/RISC

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From: moeller
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 21:18

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Maybe someone in this group has seen it before:

On Ultrix/RISC 4.2A we often find processes that 
can't be killed (by root, "kill -9") - short of a reboot.

Is this expected behaviour under some circumstances?

Wolfgang J. Moeller, GWDG, D-3400 Goettingen, F.R.Germany | Disclaimer ...
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