Re: How do we restart X?

[Stephan Engelke <engelke@math.uni-hamburg.de>]

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 06, 1999 at 08:24:21PM +0800, Ling Alexander wrote:

> 	When I telnet in from another machine, I always check see that
> all the background jobs are running fine.  The only problem is that my
> previous login (the one that hung) is no longer listed under ps and top,
> so I do not know how to kill and restart the X-server.  I end up having to
> reboot the machine.  

> 	Anybody got any ideas on how to fix this problem?

there should be a process for the X-Server (the binary is typically
called "X").  Try a "ps ax | grep X" (capital X) and kill or kill -9 
the X-Server.  This is a brutal way, but it should get rid of the X for
you.  

Is it possible that only the Netscape hangs?  This is a problem I
encounter once in a while.    If you can find the netscape in the
"ps ax"-list, try killing it first.

So long --  Stephan
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Stephan Engelke                                    engelke@math.uni-hamburg.de
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