Microsoft KB Archive/872962

= FIX: You cannot kill an Interix process when it is blocked on I/O in Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 =

Article ID: 872962

Article Last Modified on 6/2/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

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SYMPTOMS
When you run Microsoft Windows Services for Unix 3.5, you cannot kill an Interix process while it is blocked on I/O.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version      Size     File name 14-Jul-2004 00:32  8.0.1969.11  131,072  Posix.exe 14-Jul-2004 00:32  8.0.1969.11  104,448  Psxrun.exe 14-Jul-2004 00:32  8.0.1969.11  763,904  Psxss.exe 14-Jul-2004 00:55  8.0.1969.11  131,072  Posix.exe 14-Jul-2004 00:55  8.0.1969.11  104,448  Psxrun.exe 14-Jul-2004 00:55  8.0.1969.11  763,904  Psxss.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB872962

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