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?

The correct answer is B. You can kill only a process that you own. 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…

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AYou can kill a process only if you are root.
BYou can kill only a process that you own.
CYou can kill the process only with the pkill command.
DYou need to kill the process with a stronger kill signal.

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A
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B
76% (19)
C
4% (1)
D
12% (3)

Explanation

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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