Index: LocalShellThread.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/dsdp/org.eclipse.tm.rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.local/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/local/shells/LocalShellThread.java,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.7 LocalShellThread.java
--- LocalShellThread.java	7 Oct 2006 22:47:14 -0000	1.7
+++ LocalShellThread.java	25 Oct 2006 05:35:07 -0000
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@
 			catch (IOException e)
 			{
 				System.out.println(e);
+		        // make the thread exit;
+		        _isShell = false;
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -438,7 +440,7 @@
 
 	public boolean doThreadedWork()
 	{
-		if (_stdInput == null)
+		if (_stdInput == null || _isShell == false)
 		{
 			return false;
 		}