Sounds like the killall stuff is a can of worms ...errrr waiting to hit
the fan. ;-)
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Juha Saarinen
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:41:35 -0400
From: Red Hat Network Alert <rhn-admin@???>
Subject: RHN Errata Alert: Updated psmisc packages are available
Red Hat Network has determined that the following advisory is applicable to
one or more of the systems you have registered:
Complete information about this errata can be found at the following location:
https://rhn.redhat.com/network/errata/errata_details.pxt?eid=1110
Bug Fix Advisory - RHBA-2002:090-04
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Summary:
Updated psmisc packages are available
Updated psmisc packages are available which fix a problem with signal names.
Description:
The psmisc package contains utilities for managing processes on your
system.
psmisc uses an internal list of signal numbers and their corresponding
names. This list was out of sync with the rest of the system, so
commands such as:
killall -USR2 progname
sent the wrong signal.
The updated packages generate their signal list from
/usr/include/bits/signum.h and are not vulnerable to this issue.
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Juha
