If the problem is a 'D' wait, and the system is not waiting for a remote ... than a fraction of a second), and you should report it. ... (SuSE)Re: Why doesnt kill work?... > As you see, the kill command produces no output here, but if I make up a ... > pid at random it complains no such pid exists. ... > I am running a single Athlon 1 gHz processor, ... > could kill any process regardless of owner.