On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 18:08 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > Hi ALL > > kill -9 doesnot work Yep. Does not always work. AFAIK, mostly happens when the kernel expects for a hardware signal. There are some other causes, also. Try finding the problem, instead of killing it! > [root@e guptavi]# ps -eaf | grep bdc > root 3218 3126 0 17:28 ? 00:00:00 ./bdc_switcher an -n > an_adb_switcher-d01 -b adb_switcherpre.tcl -a adb_switcherpost.tcl -p > 22001 -vvvvvvvv > root 4240 4191 0 18:01 pts/1 00:00:00 grep bdc > [root@e guptavi]# kill -9 3218 3126 > [root@e guptavi]# > [root@e guptavi]# ps -eaf | grep bdc > root 3218 1 0 17:28 ? 00:00:00 ./bdc_switcher an -n > an_adb_switcher-d01 -b adb_switcherpre.tcl -a adb_switcherpost.tcl -p > 22001 -vvvvvvvv > root 4243 4191 0 18:01 pts/1 00:00:00 grep bdc > > Any clue > > Thanks and Regards > > Kaushal > -- Rodolfo Alcazar Administrador datos y red Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Programa de Apoyo a la Gestión Pública Descentralizada y Lucha Contra La Pobreza - PADEP Av. Sánchez Lima 2226 T +591 22417628 (121) C +591 70656800 E rodolfo.alcazar@xxxxxxxxxxxx I www.padep.org.bo