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

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From: Philip Yzarn de Louraille
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 02:11

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In article <JOY8ZMC@gwdu03.gwdg.de> moeller@gwdgv1.gwdg.de writes:
>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?
>

Yes, if the process has been swapped out to disk and is not recalled.
The problem is why isn't the process recalled?
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From: yzarn@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille)
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Subject: Re: can't "kill -9" processes on Ultrix/RISC
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