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# 1  
Old 04-12-2010
Root user is showing in ps -ef
Hi,

I am using the korn shell script to check the particular process is running or not in Soloris.But this script started in my login and if I give ps -ef | grep 'pname' it is showing the user as root.I am not using any where the root login access.It is miserable why the root login is coming.
# 2  
Old 04-12-2010
Can you post what you typed and the response?


A process started by a root cron will be owned by root.

Maybe your process has the same name as a normal root process?


To confine the "ps" to your username:
Code:
ps -fu<username> | grep "pname"

# 3  
Old 04-12-2010
My script name :rep_check_start.sh
It contains
nohup ksh rep_check &

after starting the script rep_check_start.sh ,if I check using ps -ef | grep -i rep_check it is showing,

root 9085 1 0 11:10:36 ? 0:00 ksh rep_check
Last edited by sureshbabuc; 04-13-2010 at 01:06 AM..
# 4  
Old 04-12-2010
Are you sure that you have not used sudo command , other wise it would be cron daemon of root ( methyl said ).
# 5  
Old 04-12-2010
Probably your script has become orphaned and root has taken over it.
# 6  
Old 04-12-2010
Ok.that is the case ,how to check the running process is orphan or not.I am not finding any clue regarding this.
Thanks for your help.
# 7  
Old 04-12-2010
Quote:
after starting the script rep_check_start.sh in backround mode
How was this background job started?
What was the user at the time?
Is "cron" or "at" involved?
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