UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
"usename" 70986 1 23 14:41:59 - 250:37 [ksh]
I have this child process running on my UNIX server. The PPID for this process is "1" so and there is no TTY attached to this process. So I am not able to kill it...
kill -9 70986 completes with retun code ZERO but does not do anything...
Worst thing is that it is cloking CPU time (259:37) while doing nothing. Is there no other alternative that re-starting the server to get rid of this process.
For doing a restart, it needs a lot of approvals and complex procedures.
Honestly speaking, I was disappointed to see this shortcoming of a powerful OS like UNIX.
Idris