--- loncom/loncron	2000/12/08 22:08:57	1.8
+++ loncom/loncron	2000/12/08 23:33:36	1.9
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ if (-e $londfile) {
       # Possibility #3: there is a live process that is not responding
       #                 for an unknown reason
       # Solution: kill process, remove .pid and restart
-	  kill 2 => $londpid;
+	  `killall -9 lond`;
 	  unlink($londfile);
 	  $restartflag=1;
       }
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ if (-e $loncfile) {
       # Possibility #3: there is a live process that is not responding
       #                 for an unknown reason
       # Solution: kill process, remove .pid and restart
-	  kill 2 => $loncpid;
+	  `killall -9 lonc`;
 	  unlink($loncfile);
 	  $restartflag=1;
       }