Published at LXer:
You know the basics of how to find out what an errant process is doing. But what do you do when the basics aren't enough? But sometimes those methods aren't enough. What if the failed process is on a server, or a minimal system like a sheevaplug, and you don't have tools like gdb and strace installed? Or what if the runaway process is in Python, so your gdb stack trace isn't any help? What are your options then?
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