# HG changeset patch
# User Augie Fackler <raf@durin42.com>
# Date 1470785996 14400
# Node ID 57876a8a81657f30cef84dca71943c568f22008a
# Parent  eece3dcdd0139203dcaf59c8ccfadcd6258f1d8f
distnoted-reaper.sh: new script to clean up a runaway distnoted

This seems to be connected with leaving emacs running, but supposedly
the bug is fixed. This is a cronnable script to kill a runaway
distnoted without harming one that's not insane.

diff --git a/unixSoft/otherbin/distnoted-reaper.sh b/unixSoft/otherbin/distnoted-reaper.sh
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unixSoft/otherbin/distnoted-reaper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# check for runaway distnoted, kill if necessary
+#
+PATH=/bin:/usr/bin
+export PATH
+
+ps -reo '%cpu,uid,pid,command' |
+    awk -v UID=$UID '
+    /distnoted agent$/ && $1 > 100.0 && $2 == UID {
+        system("kill -9 " $3)
+    }
+    '