--- loncom/loncron	2000/12/08 23:33:36	1.9
+++ loncom/loncron	2000/12/08 23:17:26	1.10
@@ -322,10 +322,9 @@ if (-e $londfile) {
 	  $restartflag=1;
       }
       else {
-      # Possibility #2: there is a zombie process
-      # Possibility #3: there is a live process that is not responding
+      # Possibility #2: there is a live process that is not responding
       #                 for an unknown reason
-      # Solution: kill process, remove .pid and restart
+      # Solution: kill parent and children processes, remove .pid and restart
 	  `killall -9 lond`;
 	  unlink($londfile);
 	  $restartflag=1;
@@ -424,10 +423,9 @@ if (-e $loncfile) {
 	  $restartflag=1;
       }
       else {
-      # Possibility #2: there is a zombie process
-      # Possibility #3: there is a live process that is not responding
+      # Possibility #2: there is a live process that is not responding
       #                 for an unknown reason
-      # Solution: kill process, remove .pid and restart
+      # Solution: kill parent and children processes, remove .pid and restart
 	  `killall -9 lonc`;
 	  unlink($loncfile);
 	  $restartflag=1;