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Old 05-04-2005, 03:34 AM   #1
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ps aux: [index.html <defunct>]


Hello,

I've got a weird entry in ps aux:

504 9522 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Z 00:18 0:00 [index.html <defunct>]

504 is a user whos name is more than 8 letters..

as root, i tried:

kill -s kill 9522 but nothing happened.

How do I make it go away and does defunct just mean defunctional? Does that mean it crashed or was lost or wha?

Thanks
 
Old 05-04-2005, 04:18 AM   #2
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hi there,

the process is not running anymore. to get rid of it you need to kill the "father".
try
Code:
ps -ef
and check the third column of this process. if it is 1 ... you can try kill your defunct with
Code:
kill -9 9522
if it is different than 1
use
Code:
kill -9 $PID_OF_THE FATHER
regards

slackie1000
 
Old 05-04-2005, 11:46 AM   #3
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Okay, I understand what I have to do...but..

what if the father is Apache or something? Will that shutdown the entire Apache server???

Thanks
 
Old 05-06-2005, 02:05 AM   #4
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hi there,

i think i was sleeping when i wrote my first post. wrote wrong things..
sorry. here it goes...
if the father is alive - ex. Apache - do not kill it. you should kill only the "child".
but, if you got a defunct in something where the "father" process is alive, you should check.
this should not happen.

regards

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Old 05-07-2005, 04:03 AM   #5
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Thanks for your help

So I am guessing if I just ignore them and wait for reboot they are fine sitting there how they are?

Its okay if you dont respond back, I didnt reply back right away and you probably forgot about the post

Take care,

-Chibi
 
  


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