Did you try xkill? Run it in a seperate terminal as a normal user. -Alex Catullo On 9/30/05, Ankit Patel <ankit644@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have run the "hwbrowser" from the menu. Then i tried > to kill hwbrowser from terminal. > > 1.kill pid_of_hwbrowser > > --> This command kills only binary (hwbrowser) run by > the normal user, not the main application because > there are many (3) processes running along with > hwbrowser. and they are. > > [ankit@ankit ~]$ ps -aux | grep hwbrowser > Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See > /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.3/FAQ > ankit 6355 1.0 1.5 18460 8108 pts/2 S > 12:38 0:00 hwbrowser > root 6356 0.0 0.2 7472 1396 pts/2 S > 12:38 0:00 /usr/sbin/userhelper -w hwbrowser > root 6360 0.0 0.1 6772 952 pts/2 S > 12:38 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/share/hwbrowser/hwbrowser > root 6361 8.1 3.3 28276 16976 pts/2 S > 12:38 0:01 /usr/bin/python > /usr/share/hwbrowser/DeviceList.py > ankit 6370 0.0 0.1 5816 660 pts/2 R+ > 12:39 0:00 grep hwbrowser > [ankit@ankit ~]$ > > 2. So, i thought i need to kill all other processes > also along with hwbrowser. So, > > [ankit@ankit ~]$ killall -g hwbrowser > [1]+ Terminated hwbrowser > [ankit@ankit ~]$ ps -aux | grep hwbrowser > Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See > /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.3/FAQ > root 6360 0.0 0.1 6772 952 pts/2 S > 12:38 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/share/hwbrowser/hwbrowser > root 6361 1.2 3.3 28276 16976 pts/2 S > 12:38 0:01 /usr/bin/python > /usr/share/hwbrowser/DeviceList.py > ankit 6373 0.0 0.1 4652 656 pts/2 R+ > 12:40 0:00 grep hwbrowser > > Still gui of hwbrowser running. > If you have run hwbrowser from Menu (gui) then --> All > other gui applications closed and gnome-panel > restarted. > If you have run hwbrowser from same terminal (console) > then --> Other gui applications and gnome-panel will > not get affected. > > 3. So, finally i thought i need to be root to kill all > the instances of hwbrowser. And, > > [root@ankit ~]# ps -aux | grep hwbrowser > Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See > /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.3/FAQ > root 6412 0.0 0.1 4656 668 pts/2 S+ > 12:47 0:00 grep hwbrowser > [root@ankit ~]# > > Now hwbrowser killed fully... > If you have run hwbrowser from Menu (gui) then --> All > other gui applications closed and gnome-panel > restarted. > If you have run hwbrowser from same terminal (console) > then --> Other gui applications and gnome-panel will > not get affected. > > > This is not specific to hwbrowser only but most of the > applications created in python included in fedora-core > software. > > > So, i want to know is there any solution to kill > hwbrowser(which have been running from Menu(gui) not > from the same terminal) without affecting other > applications? > > > Thank You! > Ankit Patel > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > > Fedora-desktop-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-desktop-list > -- Fedora-desktop-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-desktop-list
