Please add to debian-edu-config //Re: tests for killing left-behind processes crontab or manual

[RalfGesellensetter <rgx@gmx.de>]

Hi Gilberto,

thank you for your testings.

I suggest adding the script to the debian-edu-config package 
(same location as nightkill.sh).

The Python script is obviously run in daemon mode:

>while True:
>    time.sleep(5)
>    myKiller.searchZombies()

Now, let's discuss possible options - like:
-s: single run
-d: daemon mode (start in background anyway)
-l: support logging
-I<n>: loop interval in seconds
...

An interval of 5-10 seconds seems to be tight enough in order to prevent 
that a user reported having logged out did not log in again, meanwhile.

Such option/optimizing can be left to the packaging process.
There and here, the naming should be regarded once more:

There is already a package "killer" - hence I suggest to use another 
naming. The final decision should be left to José - I suggest something 
like z[ombie-]hunter or [left-behind-]process-purger or even ghosthunter 
(or any real name of any well-known zombie-chaser]...

I suggest to post further comments or decisions within bug 1392 [1]:
"add josé's zombie hunter to  /usr/share/debian-edu-config/tools/"

Kind regards
Ralf
[1] http://bugs.skolelinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1392

Am Sunday, 8. November 2009 schrieb gilberto alves:
> Hello,  José L. Redrejo Rodríguez!
> 
> I was run with sucessfully your python scripts in qemu virtual
>  machines in debian lenny 5 and in ubuntu 8.04 server i386
>  environment and it is run smoothly and kill lots of pending jobs for
>  several reasons. Next week i will run more tests in a ldap server.
> Thank you for your explanations about gambas2.
> Regards from são paulo - Brazil!
> 
>