dead ssh sessions

babroga · 03-03-2002, 04:30 AM

Sometimes, when I use ssh to log into my Linux box from Windows (puTTY program), it happens that Win crashes and then I lose my ssh connection.

Then I have to reconnect and log in again. But, when I check who is logged by who command, I see not only my current session, but also the old one (the one that I lost before due to Win crash)...

It looks like two users are on, but there is only one actually.

What to do now? How to remove the old session - or how to reuse it, if possible?

TIA
babroga

acid_kewpie · 03-03-2002, 04:57 AM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=15467
please don't double post

acid_kewpie · 03-03-2002, 04:57 AM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=15467
please don't double post

Tekime · 03-03-2002, 06:43 PM

Do ps aux|grep username

This will list all the PID (Process IDs) created by the user

Look for "-bash" (or whatever your shell is) in the last column, should be two open since you are logged in twice.

Note the PID (second column from the left) of the shell then do kill -9 PID, where PID is the PID number you found.

That'll kill the users shell. Only way I know how