linux server connections terminated

[aarobonob]

if someone is a privledged user of a linux server with others connected to them, is it possible to kick them off? and i'm prety sure this tool or comand is passowrd protected? true?

[obi]

Originally posted by aarobonob
if someone is a privledged user of a linux server with others connected to them, is it possible to kick them off? and i'm prety sure this tool or comand is passowrd protected? true?

Priviliged user as in root user? Yes, root can terminate any process on the machine.

How are the people connected? Are you referring to someone running an IRC server, or FTP, or ????

As to the command used, that would depend on the answer to the question above.

A little more information will help us better answer your question.

cheers

[aarobonob]

i'm refering to one root user's control over another... on an ftp server... thanx

[obi]

Originally posted by aarobonob
i'm refering to one root user's control over another... on an ftp server... thanx

2 roots? Should never be more than 1 root

As to how, issue the command

kill PID

where PID=process identificiation number of the ftp connection

cheers

[aarobonob]

ok..will that work if the killer is a root and the user is a "user" cuz i miss typed that sorry bucko... its root control over user status... perhaps this seems elementary but i am just a beginning *nix er

[obi]

yup, root has absolute control of the machine and its resources.