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On Linux killall command kill processes by name (killall httpd). On Solaris it kill all active processes. As a young programmer on my first real programming jo
by yesbabyyes 16y ago
On Linux killall command kill processes by name (killall httpd). On Solaris it kill all active processes.
As a young programmer on my first real programming job, an online stock broker in 1999, I did this. I had been running Linux since -95 and was familiar with Solaris from college. I had no idea about this though. I was so ashamed, but I didn't face any dire consequences.
I will never forget my lesson (then again, I will probably not be managing Solaris anymore).
I have also done variations on "ifconfig eth1 down" (or messing around with iptables) on a remote computer.
- dedward 16y agoI'll cop to the same - though thankfully it was my workstation and not a production server (and more than a decade ago). I would imagine just about everyone from the same era who was newly exposed to administering both sunos/solaris and linux probably did the same thing. (the longbeards who already new Sunos/solaris would already know better) But seriously.. what a stupid command. What was the practical value of "killall" on solaris? seriously?
- duskwuff 16y agoFrom what I understand, Solaris killall is used in the final stages of system shutdown. Why it has to be on the default $PATH I'll never understand.