Killing background processes

You can set WebHost Manager to automatically detect, kill, and e-mail you about any one of the following processes:

• BitchX - BitchX

• bnc

• eggdrop - Eggdrop sites

• generic-sniffers

• guardservices

• ircd - ircd server page

• psyBNC - psyBNC tutorial

• ptlink

• services

It is recommended that you do not allow any of these processes to run on your servers. You can also add trusted users who will not have these processes killed.

To kill a background process:

1. Click on the Background Process Killer link in the System Health menu.

2. Click on the tick boxes next to the processes that you want to automatically kill. It is recommended that you do not allow any of these processes to run on your servers.

3. Enter the name of any trusted users in the available field, if required. Enter one user per line. All users with an uid of less than 99 (including root, mysql, named, and cpanel) are automatically trusted.

4. Click on the Save button.