killing processes on win xp

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  • Andrei

    killing processes on win xp

    Hi,

    I'm using:

    import win32pdh
    junk, instances = win32pdh.EnumOb jectItem(None,N one,"Process",w in32pdh.PERF_DE TAIL_WIZARD)
    print instances

    to get a list of the running process on my PC. Then I try to kill a process using the function I found python\lib\site-packages\win32\ scripts\killpro cName:

    import win32api, win32pdhutil, win32con, sys

    def killProcName(pr ocname):
    # Change suggested by Dan Knierim, who found that this performed a
    # "refresh", allowing us to kill processes created since this was run
    # for the first time.
    try:
    win32pdhutil.Ge tPerformanceAtt ributes('Proces s','ID Process',procna me)
    except:
    pass

    pids = win32pdhutil.Fi ndPerformanceAt tributesByName( procname)

    # If _my_ pid in there, remove it!
    try:
    pids.remove(win 32api.GetCurren tProcessId())
    except ValueError:
    pass

    if len(pids)==0:
    result = "Can't find %s" % procname
    elif len(pids)>1:
    result = "Found too many %s's - pids=`%s`" % (procname,pids)
    else:
    handle = win32api.OpenPr ocess(win32con. PROCESS_TERMINA TE, 0,pids[0])
    win32api.Termin ateProcess(hand le,0)
    win32api.CloseH andle(handle)
    result = ""

    return result


    The problem is that if there are many users logged on and I try to kill a process launched by other user, inactive in that moment I get this error:

    Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<pyshell#1 >", line 1, in ?
    killProcName('n otepad')
    File "C:\Python23\Li b\site-packages\win32\ scripts\killPro cName.py", line 38, in killProcName
    handle = win32api.OpenPr ocess(win32con. PROCESS_TERMINA TE, 0,pids[0])
    error: (5, 'OpenProcess', 'Access is denied.')

    Is there a way to kill a process on win xp indifferently which user started that process and without being active as that user?
    Thank you and sorry for the poor English


  • Yen-Ting Chen

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    Re: killing processes on win xp

    "Andrei" <aluticus@gmx.n et> wrote in message news:<mailman.1 460.1076502086. 12720.python-list@python.org >...[color=blue]
    > error: (5, 'OpenProcess', 'Access is denied.')[/color]

    Do you have the "Administra tor" privilege?

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