> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Geoffrey > Kransdorf > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 11:23 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Zombie Processes > > >>> > >>> On Sun, 2004-10-03 at 19:13, Thomas E. Dukes wrote: > >> > >>>> > Hello, > >>>> > > >>>> > I have several zombie processes but don't know how to > determine > >>>> > who they belong to. I have 3 each of [c++filt] and > >> > >>> [addr2line]. They won't kill. > >> > >>>> > > >>>> > TIA > >> > >>> Have you tried Kill -9 ? > >>> > > > > Hello, > > > > Yes, it didn't kill it (them). I'd like to find out whats causing > > them as well. Has to be something broken. I can reboot > and they are > > there as fast as I can login and do a ps ax. > > > > You can't kill a Zombie process--it's already dead (hence the > cute name). You need to identify the parent process that's > spawning them and kill that, after which they will get an > init 8 and exit. > > Try a ps -AT (all processes, threaded), to see if you can > figure out the parent that's spawning them. Thanks, I think its tomcat. If I stop tomcat, they disappear.
