On Monday, 4 October 2004 05:34, Thomas E. Dukes wrote: > > -----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. > Try pstree as well :-) > Thanks, > > I think its tomcat. If I stop tomcat, they disappear. -- Chadley Wilson Redhat Certified Technician Cert Number: 603004708291270 Pinnacle Micro Manufacturers of Proline Computers ==================================== Exercise freedom, Use LINUX =====================================
