Joe Berliner wrote:

> I'm very new to this posix stuff so please bear with me as I ask what's
> probably a dumb question:

tain't no dumb questions with this crowd :-)

> Since we are running these posix background processes as jobs, could the
> abortjob command be made a little smarter to terminate these jobs properly?
> Can the os determine if the job to be aborted is running a process that
> needs to be "gently laid to rest" versus "terminated with extreme prejudice"?
>
> It would be easier for all of us if we could manage all jobs using the same
> set of commands. Also, as was mentioned in an earlier post, this is an
> issue for those who manage their batch environment through third party job
> management systems.

this is an intriguing question -- especially noting the constraint in the last
paragraph.  any comments?        - d

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