1Z0-821 practice question 28 of 30

User1 is attempting to assist user2 with terminating user2's process 1234. User1 entered the following: kill -9 1234 Why does the process continue to run?

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Answer options

A: You can kill a process only if you are root.

B: You can kill only a process that you own. Correct answer

C: You can kill the process only with the pkill command.

D: You need to kill the process with a stronger kill signal.

Correct Answer:

B. You can kill only a process that you own.

Explanation

Kill -9 Kill (terminates without cleanup) Only works if issued by process owner or super user (root) The program cannot respond to this signal; it must terminate
Note: Unix provides security mechanisms to prevent unauthorized users from killing other processes. Essentially, for a process to send a signal to another, the owner of the signaling process must be the same as the owner of the receiving process or be the superuser.

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