> From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Gerardo=20Tagliani?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: the process doesn`t die > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --0-2103497196-1025536163=:16998 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Hi! > > I have a process running in my redhat server, that is holding my tape unit: > > # ps -ef | grep mt > root 12809 1 0 11:21 ? 00:00:00 mt -f /dev/nst0 status > > ..... > > then a make: > > # kill -9 12809 > > # ps -ef | grep mt > root 12809 1 0 11:21 ? 00:00:00 mt -f /dev/nst0 status > > why, it doesn`t die?? > > somebody can giveme a idea. I need to kill that process!! > > Thanks!!
It sounds like the process is in "device wait". Try # ps ax | grep mt (there's no dash before "ax"). If you see: 12809 ? D 11:21 mt -f /dev/nst0 status then it is in "device wait". Do you have anything else on the same SCSI bus as the tape drive? If not you might try unplugging and reseating the SCSI cable. As a last resort you would need to schedule some downtime for the server. I would recommend trying a normal shutdown. It may not be able to unmount / so that would need to be fscked on reboot. If the shutdown freezes you'll have to hit the power button and hope for the best. BTDT, John _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
