Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <20011005092342.89104.qmail@web11504.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 02:23:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Robert Legros Subject: Re: 1.3.3-2: Process creation is possible with ppid = 0 and pgid = 0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Cc: Robert Legros MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii --- Robert Legros wrote: > Hello, > > It is possible to create a Cygwin process whose ppid > and pgid are both zero. > > If you type the following commands at the shell > command prompt (bash or ash) : > sh -c "sleep 10 &" > ps > you will see a process whose PPID and PGID are 0. > > I really do suppose it was not meant to allow such a > thing. Normally, a detached process should have ppid > and pgid with value 1. That's what does occur when > you > type the following commands : > sleep 10 & > ps > > Best Regards, > > > > ===== > Robert Legros > south Brussels, Belgium > robert_legros AT yahoo DOT com > I tested the snapshot 'cygwin1-20011005.dll' and ... it works ! Dear Christopher Faylor, I would like to thank you for work and for your prompt support ! Best Regards, ===== Robert Legros south Brussels, Belgium robert_legros AT yahoo DOT com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/