try Kill instead of kill

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Antonin Vecera
wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I run on my terminal a process, which switches user id to 'none' (f.e. tftpd).
> I can't kill that process.
>
> ps | grep none
> none 132 0:00 0:00 140K Open tftpd
>
> echo kill>/proc/132/note
> /proc/132/note: rc: can't open: '/proc/132/note' permission denied
>
> Is it somehow possible to kill that process?
> Or is it necessary to reboot?
>
>
> Antonin
>
>

> I run on my terminal a process, which switches user id to 'none' (f.e. tftpd).
> I can't kill that process.
>
> ps | grep none
> none 132 0:00 0:00 140K Open tftpd
>
> echo kill>/proc/132/note
> /proc/132/note: rc: can't open: '/proc/132/note' permission denied
>
> Is it somehow possible to kill that process?
> Or is it necessary to reboot?

if you are the hostowner, then

# chmod a+w /proc/132/note
# echo kill>/proc/132/note

- erik