When using kill I get spurious "Not owner" messages, even though all processes (reported by ps) are running as me.
In the mailing list archives the only problems with kill seem to be related to killing *other* users' processes. This is not what I am doing. I am running Cygwin on NT. Cygcheck o/p at the bottom. I have a script (A) which runs another script (B) in a separate process. B stores its PID and this is retrieved by the A. B also runs another script (C) in a separate process. Script A tries to remove all of these processes in a housekeeping exercise, by using ps, grep and script B's PID. This successfully kills script B but on script C a "Not owner" error is thrown. This was working as expected (i.e. both B & C were killed) but this changed a couple of days ago. I have modified script A to remove the kill command and after the run ps gives PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND 802 1 802 802 con 1006 14:11:18 /usr/bin/bash I 564 1 564 564 con 1006 14:11:40 /usr/bin/bash 831 1 1020 1034 con 1006 14:38:57 /usr/bin/sh 920 831 1020 920 con 1006 Jan 1 /cygdrive/d/jdk1.3/bin/java 682 802 682 571 con 1006 14:44:04 /usr/bin/ps Issuing kill 920 (=script C) yields bash: kill: (920) - Not owner regards Stephen ############################################################ Cygcheck o/p follows: Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics Current System Time: Mon Mar 04 14:48:44 2002 Windows NT Ver 4.0 Build 1381 Service Pack 5 Path: d:\cygwin\usr\local\bin d:\cygwin\bin d:\cygwin\bin d:\Misys\Meridian3_5\Bin c:\WINNT\system32 c:\WINNT d:\cygwin d:\cygwin\bin d:\jdk1.3 d:\jdk1.3\bin c:\win32app\toolkit c:\progra~1\ibm\client~1 c:\progra~1\ibm\client~1\shared c:\progra~1\ibm\client~1\emulator c:\progra~1\ibm\client~1\cawin c:\Program Files\MQSeries\tools\c\samples\bin c:\Program Files\MQSeries\bin d:\Mssql7\BINN d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98 d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools\WinNT d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin d:\READIBMW d:\READIBMW SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32 WinDir: C:\WINNT HOME = `e:\RegressionTesting\Java3.5Runtime' MAKE_MODE = `unix' PWD = `/cygdrive/e/RegressionTesting/Java3.5Runtime/6AdapterTypes/6_4_2Java3.5Flat File' USER = `osborns' A_DUMMY = `This is a dummy variable to prevent NT crashing' CLASSPATH = `C:\Progra~1\MQSeries\java\lib\com.ibm.mq.jar;C:\Progra~1\MQSeries\java\lib\ com.ibm.mqbind.jar;C:\Progra~1\MQSeries\java\lib\com.ibm.mq.iiop.jar;C:\Prog ra~1\MQSeries\tools\javaclnt\samples\en_us;C:\Progra~1\MQSeries\JAVA\LIB;' COMPILE_CLASSPATH = `.;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\Java\meridian.jar;D:\jdk1.3\src.jar;D:\Misys\Meridia n3_5\java\activation.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\cryptix32.jar;D:\Misys\Me ridian3_5\java\ejb.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jaas.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3 _5\java\jakarta-regexp-1.2.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jce-jdk13-112.jar;D :\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jcert.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jdmkrt.jar;D:\M isys\Meridian3_5\java\jdmktk.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jhall.jar;D:\Misy s\Meridian3_5\java\jms.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jnet.jar;D:\Misys\Merid ian3_5\java\jsse.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\log4j.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_ 5\java\mail.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\MDateSelector.jar;D:\Misys\Meridia n3_5\java\mm.mysql-2.0.7-bin.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\pop3.jar;D:\Misys \Meridian3_5\java\velocity-1.1.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\xalan.jar;D:\Mi sys\Meridian3_5\java\xerces.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\xml_swing11.jar;E: \SourceSafe\meridian_dev\java\idl\MeridianServer\genCode13;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib;C:\Program Files\M' COMPUTERNAME = `PORCINE' COMSPEC = `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe' CUS = `d:\SWIFT\CASmf' CUSCFG = `d:\SWIFT\CASmf\DAT\CUSCFG.DAT' DATTOP = `d:\SWIFT\CASmf\DAT\' HOMEDRIVE = `C:' HOMEPATH = `\' INCLUDE = `D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\atl\include;D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\include;D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\include' JAVA_HOME = `D:/jdk1.3' LIB = `D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\lib;D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\lib' LOGONSERVER = `\\PORCINE' MERIDIAN_CLASSPATH = `.;D:\Misys\MERIDIAN3_5\java\meridian.jar;' MERIDIAN_COMPILE_CLASSPATH = `.;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\ejb.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\pop3.jar;D:\M isys\Meridian3_5\java\mail.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\activation.jar;D:\M isys\Meridian3_5\java\MDateSelector.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\mm.mysql-2 .0.7-bin.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jms.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jak arta-regexp-1.2.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jsse.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\ java\jaas.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jcert.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\ jnet.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\cryptix32.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\v elocity-1.1.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\xml_swing11.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3 _5\java\xerces.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\meridian.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3 _5\java\log4j.jar;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mqbind.jar;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mq.jar;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mq.iiop.jar;' MERIDIAN_HOME = `D:\Misys\Meridian3_5' MQSERIES = `C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mqbind.jar;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mq.jar;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mq.iiop.jar;' MSDEVDIR = `D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98' NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1' OLDPWD = `/cygdrive/e/RegressionTesting/Java3.5Runtime' OS2LIBPATH = `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;' OS = `Windows_NT' PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD' PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86' PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 6 Model 5 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel' PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `6' PROCESSOR_REVISION = `0502' PROMPT = `$P$G' PS1 = `\[\033]0;\w\007 \033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\] $ ' SHLVL = `1' SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:' SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINNT' TEMP = `c:\TEMP' TERM = `cygwin' TMP = `c:\TEMP' USERDOMAIN = `PORCINE' USERNAME = `osborns' USERPROFILE = `C:\WINNT\Profiles\osborns' WIN32DMIPATH = `C:\DMI\' WINDIR = `C:\WINNT' _ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck' HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 (default) = `/cygdrive' cygdrive flags = 0x00000022 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/ (default) = `d:/cygwin' flags = 0x00000002 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin (default) = `d:/cygwin/bin' flags = 0x00000002 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib (default) = `d:/cygwin/lib' flags = 0x00000002 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrd er\Start Menu\&Programs\Accessories\Cygnus Solutions (default) = (unsupported type) HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrd er\Start Menu\&Programs\Cygnus Solutions (default) = (unsupported type) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options a: fd N/A N/A c: hd FAT 2047Mb 89% CP UN d: hd FAT 2047Mb 84% CP UN APPLICATION e: hd FAT 2047Mb 44% CP UN DATA f: cd N/A N/A g: net AS400 2047Mb 0% CP UN GBMKILNR q: net AS400 2047Mb 0% CP UN GBMKILNR r: net AS400 2047Mb 0% CP UN GBMKILNR t: net AS400 2047Mb 0% CP UN GBMKILNR d:/cygwin / user binmode d:/cygwin/bin /usr/bin user binmode d:/cygwin/lib /usr/lib user binmode . /cygdrive user binmode,noumount Found: d:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe Found: d:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe Not Found: cpp (good!) Found: d:\cygwin\bin\find.exe Not Found: gcc Not Found: gdb Not Found: ld Found: d:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe Not Found: make Found: d:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe 19k 2002/02/20 d:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/20 3:05 22k 2001/12/13 d:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygintl-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/12/13 9:28 45k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygform5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:28 26k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygmenu5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:27 156k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygncurses++5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:29 226k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygncurses5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:17 15k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpanel5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:27 35k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygform6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03 20k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygmenu6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03 175k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygncurses++6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03 202k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygncurses6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03 12k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpanel6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03 17k 2001/06/28 d:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cyghistory4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 4:34 108k 2001/06/28 d:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygreadline4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 4:34 20k 2002/01/13 d:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cyghistory5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/13 1:27 121k 2002/01/13 d:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygreadline5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/13 1:27 40k 2001/11/21 d:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpcre.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 22:15 39k 2001/11/21 d:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygpcreposix.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 22:15 50k 2002/01/20 d:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygz.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/20 19:41 751k 2002/02/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0 "cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/25 16:14 Cygwin DLL version info: DLL version: 1.3.10 DLL epoch: 19 DLL bad signal mask: 19005 DLL old termios: 5 DLL malloc env: 28 API major: 0 API minor: 51 Shared data: 3 DLL identifier: cygwin1 Mount registry: 2 Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions Cygwin registry name: Cygwin Program options name: Program Options Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix Cygdrive default prefix: Build date: Mon Feb 25 11:14:34 EST 2002 Shared id: cygwin1S3 Cygwin Package Information Last downloaded files to: Last downloaded files from: À? 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