On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 04:42:09AM -0500, John R. Dennison wrote: > > I'd think that the pgrep is matching both the processes you want > to kill _and_ the init.d script itself. Try "pgrep -x" which > will exactly match the specified command. > > Even better, use "pkill -x -9 my_app" which will combine the > grep and kill tasks in a single command; the -9 specifies the > signal to send to the matches processes. > > "man pgrep" for more information on both commands. Blame it on the early hour but it should probably actually read: "pkill -x -9 my_app_bin" John -- "I'm sorry but our engineers do not have phones." As stated by a Network Solutions Customer Service representative when asked to be put through to an engineer. "My other computer is your windows box." Ralf Hildebrandt <sxem> trying to play sturgeon while it's under attack is apparently not fun. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090603/a9b126d3/attachment-0005.sig>