ubuntu jaunty seized up

[prad]

On Mon, 04 May 2009 16:36:00 -0400
Rashkae <ubuntu at tigershaunt.com> wrote:

> A zombie process that can't be
> terminated is another, more serious problem.
>
i've encounter a zombie before - i couldn't kill the defunct process
even with a -9. i followed the idea of killing the parent process:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/killing-zombie-process.html

thank you carl, smoot and rashkae for these great explanations - and for
the demo program smoot!

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