Can't kill other users processes

[egor duda]

Hi!

Monday, 06 August, 2001 HRebs@heyde.de HRebs@heyde.de wrote:

Hhd> Even if I am loged on as root (administrator) I can't kill other
Hhd> users processes.
Hhd> Kill always complains: Not owner!

this is by design. if some user was able to kill other user's
processes it would be serious breach in security. Unices don't allow
this too.

Egor.            mailto:deo@logos-m.ru ICQ 5165414 FidoNet 2:5020/496.19


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