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1. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
What is the overhead associated with zombie process?Is it running out of process-ID?:confused:
Since some information is stored in process table..
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Discussion started by: jois
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello
I try to googled it , but I dint get sufficient answer :( ..
When I can see zombie running on server do they consume system resources or not ?
I have read that is not good to kill them with signal 9 cause it might cause more troubles .. why is kill -9 so harmfull?
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Discussion started by: kvok
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3. Solaris
Dear Bos,
I have one server,everday if I check with command TOP always present zombie,like below:
last pid: 4578; load averages: 0.15, 0.11, 0.13 07:56:15
298 processes: 295 sleeping, 1... (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: fredginting
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4. AIX
Is there an equivilant to the preap command in AIX that would allow me to get rid of a zombie process. I am new to AIX, moving over from Solaris and in the past I have been able to preap the pid on the defunct process to clean them up. I have looked around and the best I can see is that it may... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: sboots
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5. Solaris
dear friends,
in an interview they asked me what is zombie process. how we can identifying these process.if can you kill all zombie process. (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: sijocg
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6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi
I need help because I don't know if it is possible to add a find inside a cat.
like I have a file with the pid of the process that use to became zombie. And I have the same pid stored in the var (pid1)
now, I have no clue how to check if the the find finds the pid or even if it's... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: ruben.rodrigues
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7. Linux
Hi
What is the command to find only the zombie processes??
How to write the code in C to fetch the no. of zombie processes??
Thanx (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: jeenat
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8. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
My daemon process is the child of init and init has the responsibility to remove it, once it turns zombie. But I want to ask why the daemon process which is child of init turns zombie in the first place. What measures I have to take to avoid this?
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Discussion started by: rish2005
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9. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I would like to create a zombie process so that I can test monitoring software functionality. Any techniques? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: swhitney
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
How do i kill a zombie process. Is it that only root can kill a zombie process. (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: orca
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