Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!pesnta!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!internet!Ron Natalie From: Ron Natalie Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: On 4.2BSD be careful with /bin/login Message-ID: <6088@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 15:40:22 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6088 Posted: Mon Nov 26 15:40:22 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 28-Nov-84 05:15:17 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 5 If the parent of a process dies, the PPID becomes 1. You check for the PPID being "1" won't eliminate the problem, your users will just get cleverer. -Ron