anru chen wrote: > i have tried kill -9 21023, it did not work. > > strace -p 20123 returns " attach: ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, ...): > Operation not permitted" , but i am a root. > Fedora Core 2 Operating System > > run uname -r , it output "2.6.5-1.358smp". Is SElinux enabled on the host? Michal