On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:16:31 +0200, Chadley Wilson <chadley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > ===================================== > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > I've always liked 'ps -efauxw'. ;) -- Charlie Heselton Network Security Engineer
