Multiple PID?

spec6635 · 07-01-2004, 11:35 AM

I Have a quick question.... Since I got slackware 10 I've been seeing multiple PID's for a single program for example my ps -A output for couple processes:

12805 tty3 00:00:00 overnet0.51.2
12806 tty3 00:00:00 overnet0.51.2
12807 tty3 00:00:05 overnet0.51.2

and

13426 pts/14 00:00:00 beep-media-play
13427 pts/14 00:00:00 beep-media-play
13428 pts/14 00:00:00 beep-media-play
13429 pts/14 00:00:00 beep-media-play

The programs run fine other than this gripe... anyone know why this happens?

keefaz · 07-01-2004, 11:45 AM

I guess your programs use child process wich have their own PID

lyceum · 07-01-2004, 11:46 AM

quite often the app (parent) will spawn multiple children to do certain tasks, and will show up as multiple instances on a ps output. i'm not familiar with these in particular, but usually this is nothing to worry about.

hope this helps.

edit: you beat me to it keefaz

spec6635 · 07-01-2004, 11:48 AM

thanks lyceum that was all i needed it helped most definitely.

spec6635 · 07-01-2004, 11:50 AM

thank you as well keefaz for a prompt reply!