if you type "ps -ef" you will see all the processes running from all users. If your user is still logged on, look for the shell process id, then you can use "kill -9 PID" to kill that process. ps -ef root 20546 1330 0 10:40 ? 00:00:00 [sshd] user 20547 20546 0 10:40 pts/0 00:00:00 -bash kill -9 20546 On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 08:29:27AM -0500, Leonard Miller <Leonard.Miller@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > ps -u "[username]" just returns this > PID TTY TIME CMD > > and yes, I substituted the real username. Just didn't want to show it > here. > When I run who, it shows the user on pts/2 > > Finger returns this > "[username]" *pts/2 287d Oct 13 10:11 > > So there are no proceses owned by the user. I probably should > have mentioned and apologize for not doing it sooner, that the user > was remotely logged in via ssh. > > Thanks > Leonard > > Automatically inserted lawyer supplied blurb follows > > >>> redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 10/15/03 09:11AM >>> > ps -u "[username]" will show you all of the processes > owned by the user. > > or, if you know what terminal device the user was logged > in at, you can use "ps -t [terminal]" > > You will see output that looks similar to this (ps -u): > > PID TTY TIME CMD > 1542 ? 00:00:00 gnome-session > 1591 ? 00:00:00 ssh-agent > 1596 ? 00:00:00 gconfd-2 > 1598 ? 00:00:00 esd > 1607 ? 00:00:00 bonobo-activati > 1609 ? 00:00:00 gnome-settings- > > Find the process ID in the PID column, next to the terminal > number that he was using, and type the command "kill [PID]" > > If you are not sure of the terminal that the user was logged > in at, I use a command called 'finger' on my intranet UNIX > machines that shows me idle time as well. If you have finger > installed, just type in "finger" and look for your user > with the largest idle time. Get the terminal device, and then > do a ps -t on that terminal to get the process ID to kill. > > Jason > > > **********CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE********** > The information contained in this e-mail may be confidential and/or > privileged and is intended for the sole use of the individual or > organization named above. If you are not the intended recipient or an > authorized representative of the intended recipient, any review, copying > or distribution of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, is prohibited. > If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender > immediately by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Chris Sechiatano chris@xxxxxxxxxxx www.chris-s.com PGP Key 0x0021EFA0
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