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Operating Systems HP-UX [Solved] How to remove / kill defunct processess? Post 302409505 by jinslick25 on Thursday 1st of April 2010 10:37:41 AM
Old 04-01-2010
Question [Solved] How to remove / kill defunct processess?
Hi,

Is there a way or a command to remove defunct processes on my hp-ux server?

Its shows a lot of them and i think its affecting the performance of the server.

Code:
who -d |wc -l
580

who -d shows
Code:
aktarafr   pts/109      Oct  1 15:05
passji     pts/119      Feb 25 14:20
forthm     pts/123      Jun 25 14:30
morrisgr   pts/tg       Apr  1 16:03
perumalb   pts/th       Mar 26 13:38
ahmadi     pts/ti       Mar 25 16:58
   .       pts/8        Jul 22 11:05
finlayma   pts/128      Jul 22 17:07
joeg       pts/132      Jun 25 17:37
rajera     pts/133      Jun 11 11:41
jurasikc   pts/134      Jun 12 14:10
   .       pts/135      May 30 18:22
   .       pts/136      May 19 08:35
   .       pts/137      Sep 17 05:39
limpocoj   pts/138      Sep 18 19:37
scottjon   pts/139      May 27 15:46
duyejia    pts/141      Apr  1 23:32
   .       pts/145      Sep 25 13:26
kimsa      pts/147      Sep 23 15:39
gillmerr   pts/148      May 21 17:05
beheraa    pts/149      Apr  2 00:42
burslemm   pts/150      Jun 22 19:05
   .       pts/151      Sep 18 18:50
aminmoh    pts/152      Jul 22 17:46
nbu        pts/153      Sep 18 22:01
contrerf   pts/155      Sep 17 18:06
   .       pts/9        May 20 18:17
hillc      pts/157      Jun 11 22:14
   .       pts/163      Oct 12 13:08
cruzgen    pts/165      Sep 19 00:14
morrisgr   pts/tj       Mar 25 16:58
duyejia    pts/tk       Mar 19 12:38
leeden     pts/167      Jun 11 21:27
villelar   pts/168      Nov 10 20:18
magatale   pts/169      Sep 15 12:47
addulara   pts/171      Jun 12 00:03
burslemm   pts/170      Jun 22 19:04
   .       pts/173      Sep 24 17:54
   .       pts/174      Sep 23 09:43
tanles     pts/175      Apr  1 18:31
badiv      pts/177      Sep 18 17:29
leoneroi   pts/178      Sep 23 17:26
andzakde   pts/179      Mar 16 16:56

Thanks
 

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