Guys need some advice on how to check some of the questions below?
i'm running on an open VMS platform... which i am an idiot to...
appreciate if anyone can give some hints or source on how to check on..

a script that is running on cron job... but doesn't run as the login user name..

1. why there are multiple instances? where to check the instances?
2. where and when is the script running?
3. how to remove the script?
4. is it safe to kill the process & how to do it?

openVMS is not UNIX - Dec UNIX (now renamed) is. I think you must be on Dec UNIX of some sort.. Tru64? yes? Otherwise your question does not make any sense to me...

If you are running Open VMS, then you have HELP pages that would explain how to remove (delete) script(s) and kill (I believe it's stop) the processes. Multiple instances would be from running the batch job either continuously or having it start up again before the last one was completed.

The VMS commands are: DELETE filename and STOP/ID=process identifier
You have to own the processes, or have privilege.

But I still cannot fathom how a cron job could possibly be on VMS....?

Gee, it's been way too long but I seem to remember a utility that allowed 'UNIX' type commands which may have included cron.

I was more trying to point the op to a solution within VMS versus keeping him coming back with more questions.

Guys... thanks...
Not a problem anymore... changing OS... muahahahaha