Hi
My problem:
I have a process that is running in the background, the user
has logged out, and I want to regain control of this process,
to check if it is still running OK. I realise that most flavors
of UNIX to not allow this, does OSF?
Why:
I am running DNA analysis software on a Alphastation 4/233.
One of my users is currently using a programme called CLUSTALW
which can be very CPU intensive. He currently has three processes
each with over 600 minutes CPU time, and which are still using
approx 1/3 of all the process time between them. All three processes
where started interactively then suspended and resumed as background jobs.
I have noticed before that this programme can sometimes enter an infinite
loop, during which it requests user input and uses as much CPU as
is available to it, while doing so.
I suspect that this may be the case, but if I kill the jobs
and they are not in a loop it will 36 hours CPU time wasted.
Any suggestions ??
many thanks
john
uname -a = OSF1 evol.gene.nottingham.ac.uk V3.2 214 alpha
Received on Fri May 05 1995 - 07:44:33 NZST