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cygwin 1.3.10: kill gives spurious Not owner


When using kill I get spurious "Not owner" messages, even though all
processes (reported by ps) are running as me.

In the mailing list archives the only problems with kill seem to be related
to killing *other* users' processes.  This is not what I am doing.

I am running Cygwin on NT.  Cygcheck o/p at the bottom.


I have a script (A) which runs another script (B) in a separate process.  B
stores its PID and this is retrieved by the A.  B also runs another script
(C) in a separate process.

Script A tries to remove all of these processes in a housekeeping exercise,
by using ps, grep and script B's PID.

This successfully kills script B but on script C a "Not owner" error is
thrown.

This was working as expected (i.e. both B & C were killed) but this changed
a couple of days ago.

I have modified script A to remove the kill command and after the run ps
gives

      PID    PPID    PGID     WINPID  TTY  UID    STIME COMMAND
      802       1     802        802  con 1006 14:11:18 /usr/bin/bash
I     564       1     564        564  con 1006 14:11:40 /usr/bin/bash
      831       1    1020       1034  con 1006 14:38:57 /usr/bin/sh
      920     831    1020        920  con 1006   Jan  1
/cygdrive/d/jdk1.3/bin/java
      682     802     682        571  con 1006 14:44:04 /usr/bin/ps

Issuing kill 920 (=script C) yields
bash: kill: (920) - Not owner


regards
                                                    Stephen

############################################################
Cygcheck o/p follows:


Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Mon Mar 04 14:48:44 2002

Windows NT Ver 4.0 Build 1381 Service Pack 5

Path: d:\cygwin\usr\local\bin
 d:\cygwin\bin
 d:\cygwin\bin
 d:\Misys\Meridian3_5\Bin
 c:\WINNT\system32
 c:\WINNT
 d:\cygwin
 d:\cygwin\bin
 d:\jdk1.3
 d:\jdk1.3\bin
 c:\win32app\toolkit
 c:\progra~1\ibm\client~1
 c:\progra~1\ibm\client~1\shared
 c:\progra~1\ibm\client~1\emulator
 c:\progra~1\ibm\client~1\cawin
 c:\Program Files\MQSeries\tools\c\samples\bin
 c:\Program Files\MQSeries\bin
 d:\Mssql7\BINN
 d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98
 d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin
 d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools\WinNT
 d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin
 d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Tools
 d:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin
 d:\READIBMW
 d:\READIBMW

SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32
WinDir: C:\WINNT

HOME = `e:\RegressionTesting\Java3.5Runtime'
MAKE_MODE = `unix'
PWD =
`/cygdrive/e/RegressionTesting/Java3.5Runtime/6AdapterTypes/6_4_2Java3.5Flat
File'
USER = `osborns'

A_DUMMY = `This is a dummy variable to prevent NT crashing'
CLASSPATH =
`C:\Progra~1\MQSeries\java\lib\com.ibm.mq.jar;C:\Progra~1\MQSeries\java\lib\
com.ibm.mqbind.jar;C:\Progra~1\MQSeries\java\lib\com.ibm.mq.iiop.jar;C:\Prog
ra~1\MQSeries\tools\javaclnt\samples\en_us;C:\Progra~1\MQSeries\JAVA\LIB;'
COMPILE_CLASSPATH =
`.;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\Java\meridian.jar;D:\jdk1.3\src.jar;D:\Misys\Meridia
n3_5\java\activation.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\cryptix32.jar;D:\Misys\Me
ridian3_5\java\ejb.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jaas.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3
_5\java\jakarta-regexp-1.2.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jce-jdk13-112.jar;D
:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jcert.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jdmkrt.jar;D:\M
isys\Meridian3_5\java\jdmktk.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jhall.jar;D:\Misy
s\Meridian3_5\java\jms.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jnet.jar;D:\Misys\Merid
ian3_5\java\jsse.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\log4j.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_
5\java\mail.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\MDateSelector.jar;D:\Misys\Meridia
n3_5\java\mm.mysql-2.0.7-bin.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\pop3.jar;D:\Misys
\Meridian3_5\java\velocity-1.1.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\xalan.jar;D:\Mi
sys\Meridian3_5\java\xerces.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\xml_swing11.jar;E:
\SourceSafe\meridian_dev\java\idl\MeridianServer\genCode13;C:\Program
Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib;C:\Program Files\M'
COMPUTERNAME = `PORCINE'
COMSPEC = `C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe'
CUS = `d:\SWIFT\CASmf'
CUSCFG = `d:\SWIFT\CASmf\DAT\CUSCFG.DAT'
DATTOP = `d:\SWIFT\CASmf\DAT\'
HOMEDRIVE = `C:'
HOMEPATH = `\'
INCLUDE = `D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\atl\include;D:\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\mfc\include;D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\include'
JAVA_HOME = `D:/jdk1.3'
LIB = `D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\mfc\lib;D:\Microsoft Visual
Studio\VC98\lib'
LOGONSERVER = `\\PORCINE'
MERIDIAN_CLASSPATH = `.;D:\Misys\MERIDIAN3_5\java\meridian.jar;'
MERIDIAN_COMPILE_CLASSPATH =
`.;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\ejb.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\pop3.jar;D:\M
isys\Meridian3_5\java\mail.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\activation.jar;D:\M
isys\Meridian3_5\java\MDateSelector.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\mm.mysql-2
.0.7-bin.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jms.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jak
arta-regexp-1.2.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jsse.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\
java\jaas.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\jcert.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\
jnet.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\cryptix32.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\v
elocity-1.1.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\xml_swing11.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3
_5\java\xerces.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3_5\java\meridian.jar;D:\Misys\Meridian3
_5\java\log4j.jar;C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib;C:\Program
Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mqbind.jar;C:\Program
Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mq.jar;C:\Program
Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mq.iiop.jar;'
MERIDIAN_HOME = `D:\Misys\Meridian3_5'
MQSERIES = `C:\Program Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib;C:\Program
Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mqbind.jar;C:\Program
Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mq.jar;C:\Program
Files\MQSeries\Java\Lib\com.ibm.mq.iiop.jar;'
MSDEVDIR = `D:\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98'
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1'
OLDPWD = `/cygdrive/e/RegressionTesting/Java3.5Runtime'
OS2LIBPATH = `C:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll;'
OS = `Windows_NT'
PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD'
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86'
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 6 Model 5 Stepping 2, GenuineIntel'
PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `6'
PROCESSOR_REVISION = `0502'
PROMPT = `$P$G'
PS1 = `\[\033]0;\w\007
\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
$ '
SHLVL = `1'
SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:'
SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINNT'
TEMP = `c:\TEMP'
TERM = `cygwin'
TMP = `c:\TEMP'
USERDOMAIN = `PORCINE'
USERNAME = `osborns'
USERPROFILE = `C:\WINNT\Profiles\osborns'
WIN32DMIPATH = `C:\DMI\'
WINDIR = `C:\WINNT'
_ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck'

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
  (default) = `/cygdrive'
  cygdrive flags = 0x00000022
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/
  (default) = `d:/cygwin'
  flags = 0x00000002
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin
  (default) = `d:/cygwin/bin'
  flags = 0x00000002
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib
  (default) = `d:/cygwin/lib'
  flags = 0x00000002
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrd
er\Start Menu\&Programs\Accessories\Cygnus Solutions
  (default) = (unsupported type)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrd
er\Start Menu\&Programs\Cygnus Solutions
  (default) = (unsupported type)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options

a:  fd           N/A    N/A
c:  hd  FAT     2047Mb  89% CP    UN
d:  hd  FAT     2047Mb  84% CP    UN           APPLICATION
e:  hd  FAT     2047Mb  44% CP    UN           DATA
f:  cd           N/A    N/A
g:  net AS400   2047Mb   0% CP    UN           GBMKILNR
q:  net AS400   2047Mb   0% CP    UN           GBMKILNR
r:  net AS400   2047Mb   0% CP    UN           GBMKILNR
t:  net AS400   2047Mb   0% CP    UN           GBMKILNR

d:/cygwin      /          user    binmode
d:/cygwin/bin  /usr/bin   user    binmode
d:/cygwin/lib  /usr/lib   user    binmode
.              /cygdrive  user    binmode,noumount

Found: d:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
Found: d:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe
Not Found: cpp (good!)
Found: d:\cygwin\bin\find.exe
Not Found: gcc
Not Found: gdb
Not Found: ld
Found: d:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe
Not Found: make
Found: d:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe

   19k 2002/02/20 d:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/20 3:05
   22k 2001/12/13 d:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygintl-1.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/12/13 9:28
   45k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygform5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:28
   26k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygmenu5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:27
  156k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses++5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:29
  226k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:17
   15k 2001/04/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpanel5.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/4/25 6:27
   35k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygform6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03
   20k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygmenu6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03
  175k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses++6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03
  202k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygncurses6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03
   12k 2002/01/09 d:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpanel6.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/9 6:03
   17k 2001/06/28 d:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyghistory4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 4:34
  108k 2001/06/28 d:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygreadline4.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/1/7 4:34
   20k 2002/01/13 d:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cyghistory5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/13 1:27
  121k 2002/01/13 d:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygreadline5.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/13 1:27
   40k 2001/11/21 d:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpcre.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 22:15
   39k 2001/11/21 d:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygpcreposix.dll" v0.0 ts=2001/11/21 22:15
   50k 2002/01/20 d:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygz.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/1/20 19:41
  751k 2002/02/25 d:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=4.0 img=1.0 sys=4.0
                  "cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=2002/2/25 16:14
    Cygwin DLL version info:
        DLL version: 1.3.10
        DLL epoch: 19
        DLL bad signal mask: 19005
        DLL old termios: 5
        DLL malloc env: 28
        API major: 0
        API minor: 51
        Shared data: 3
        DLL identifier: cygwin1
        Mount registry: 2
        Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions
        Cygwin registry name: Cygwin
        Program options name: Program Options
        Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2
        Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags
        Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix
        Cygdrive default prefix:
        Build date: Mon Feb 25 11:14:34 EST 2002
        Shared id: cygwin1S3


Cygwin Package Information
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Package             Version
ash                 20020131-1
bash                2.05a-3
clear               1.0
cygutils            0.9.9-1
cygwin              1.3.10-1
diff                0.0
file                3.37-1
fileutils           4.1-1
findutils           4.1
gawk                3.0.4-1
gdbm                1.8.0-4
grep                2.5g
gzip                1.3.2-1
libintl1            0.10.40-1
libncurses5         5.2-1
libncurses6         5.2-8
libreadline4        4.1-2
libreadline5        4.2a-1
login               1.4-3
ncurses             5.2-8
pcre                3.7-1
popt                1.6.1-1
readline            4.2a-1
sed                 3.02-1
sh-utils            2.0-2
tar                 1.13.19-1
termcap             20010825-1
terminfo            5.2-1
textutils           2.0.21-1
time                1.7-1
units               1.77-1
which               1.5-1
zlib                1.1.3-7

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