Hi, To hang the system simply fork a command like ls or sleep in a loop. the loop will be some what like. while (1) { chld = fork(); system("sleep 4"); } The machine will hang when the resources necessary for fork will not be available.. Rajiv From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AT internet on 01/01/2000 04:06 AM CST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AT internet@CCMAIL cc: (bcc: Rajiv Gangadharan/IN/ALLTELCORP) Subject: (LI) Re: (LI) Two Quiries For U gnu stands for "GNU is Not Unix" :-)) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AT internet on 01/01/2000 03:36 AM CST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AT internet@CCMAIL cc: (bcc: Rajiv Gangadharan/IN/ALLTELCORP) Subject: (LI) Two Quiries For U Hi Friends, I've 2 queries for you: --------------------------- 1.How can I get the system to **hang** by any sequence of actions or instructions in Linux ? P.S. I'm not joking.I need it for some application. ------ 2.By the way,what does "GNU" stand for? Believe me,I could'nt dig it out from all the depths I've been falling into! ****************> Sridhar Machani 5th CSE @ UVCE BANGALORE-01 "IT'S SIMPLE TO BE GREAT,BUT GREAT TO BO SIMPLE." *****************************************************> LYCOShop is now open. On your mark, get set, SHOP!!! http://shop.lycos.com/ -------------------------------------------------------- ------- ----- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth. --------------------------------------------------------------- ----- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.