NT related question (not really Python related)

[Gaetan Corneau]

Hello,

My question is not directly related to Python, but maybe you have
encountered this problem, too.

I often execute UNIX command from Python scripts, redirecting the output of
the command to a text file. Then I load the text file, scan it, and do some
processing. As an example, I have a Python function that receives a single
argument. If the argument is a number, I call  os.kill(). If the argument is
a string, I run a "ps -a" command, redirected to a temporary file, and load
its content, and collect the PID of all processes that match the argument.
Then I kill 'em all.

Anyway, that kind of stuff is easy to implement and convenient for me. The
problem is that, sometimes, on *some* NT machines, the file redirection
doesn't work. It doesn't work at all, not even outside Python (i.e. on the
command line). As a QA team member, I have access to dozens of machines, but
only two have the problem from time to time. All have NT4 SP5.

Any idea?
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