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# 1  
Old 12-05-2016
Tools Unable to grep the process
I have user1 run a script called logginexpert.sh while has this line of code

Code:
sleep 888

I then login to another putty session with another user2 and try to grep for the logginexpert.sh process using

Code:
ps -ef | grep ex

Code:
SunOS mymac 5.11 11.2 sun4u sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise

But, i dont get any results when i was expecting it to show the process logginexpert.sh that was started by user1.



Can you please help me fix this problem ?
# 2  
Old 12-05-2016
Does it show up in the long list, when not grepping?
# 3  
Old 12-05-2016
Tools
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
Does it show up in the long list, when not grepping?
Not sure what long list is but i grep for the entire script name and it still does not showup in the results.

Code:
ps -ef | grep logginexpert.sh
No results Found.

I also tried

Code:
 ps -ef >/tmp/tmp.tmp
grep ex /tmp/tmp.tmp
No results Found.

Last edited by mohtashims; 12-05-2016 at 02:47 PM..
# 4  
Old 12-05-2016
Can you even SEE the process using ps -ef

Do not use more or grep. Why? If the path to the file is part of the ps display for
Code:
 logginexpert.sh

then it may include the entire path - which can exceed what ps will show - too many characters.

PS: on Solaris pgrep may be your better choice for this kind of thing.
# 5  
Old 12-05-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
Can you even SEE the process using ps -ef

Do not use more or grep. Why? If the path to the file is part of the ps display for
Code:
 logginexpert.sh

then it may include the entire path - which can exceed what ps will show - too many characters.

PS: on Solaris pgrep may be your better choice for this kind of thing.
location of logginexpert.sh is /tmp/logginexpert.sh

Code:
 ps -ef | pgrep /tmp/testbkpme.sh
No results Found.
ps -ef | pgrep bk
No results Found.

ps -ef also does not show /tmp/logginexpert.sh but I'm able to grep the process by the pid but not with the script name.

Putty Session 1:
Code:
/tmp/logginexpert.sh &
[1]     4627

Putty Session 2:
Code:
You have new mail in /var/mail/user2
ps -ef | grep 4627
    user1 4627 10477   0 13:54:09 pts/11      0:00 sleep 888
ps -ef | grep ex
    user2 5650 15730   0 13:54:27 pts/16      No results Found.

So definitely the process is running.

---------- Post updated at 03:12 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:36 PM ----------

Also ps -ef does not show the name of the script but i see this sleep 888 in the results.

Can you please help sort this out ? i want to grep by name of the script not by its contents.
Last edited by mohtashims; 12-06-2016 at 02:18 AM..
# 6  
Old 12-06-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by mohtashims
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ps -ef[/iCODE] also does not show /tmp/logginexpert.sh
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How do you expect grep to find it, then? Please show the output of /bin/ps -ef for ALL the relevant processes.
# 7  
Old 12-06-2016
Tools
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
How do you expect grep to find it, then? Please show the output of /bin/ps -ef for ALL the relevant processes.
Here is the Output

Code:
     UID   PID  PPID   C    STIME TTY         TIME CMD
  netcfg  5865  4775   0   Nov 20 ?           0:36 /lib/inet/netcfgd
    root  4775  4775   0   Nov 20 ?           0:00 zsched
  daemon  5887  4775   0   Nov 20 ?           0:17 /lib/crypto/kcfd
    root  5997  4775   0   Nov 20 ?           1:17 /lib/inet/in.mpathd
    user2  7364  5339   0 04:01:03 ?           0:00 ksh -x pls_med_02001.sh
    root 12094 11832   0 10:49:27 pts/5       0:00 sudo -u user2 -i -H
    user2 13301 13290   0   Nov 28 pts/10      0:00 zsh
    root 11047  4775   0   Nov 20 ?          66:02 ./Agent.bin -a
    root 12877 12720   0   Nov 28 pts/9       0:00 sudo -u user2 -s -H
    root 12239 12094   0 10:49:30 pts/6       0:00 sudo -u user2 -i -H
    user2 16470 29038   0 04:04:28 ?           0:00 sleep 60
user1 26410 26381   0 12:04:26 pts/17      0:00 bash
    user2 15504 15503   0 04:03:44 pts/16      0:00 sleep 888
user1 26381 26380   0 12:04:24 pts/17      0:00 -ksh
user1 28576 28575   0 12:05:37 pts/8       0:00 -ksh
u1064978 12720 12433   0   Nov 28 pts/9       0:00 bash
    root 15626 15477   0 12:11:39 pts/16      0:00 sudo -u user2 -s -H
    user2 15730 15627   0 12:11:41 pts/16      0:00 bash
    user2 16716 16712   0 04:04:40 ?           0:00 tee -a sendemail.603486944.154.log
    root 10476 10328   0 12:21:43 pts/11      0:00 sudo -u user2 -s -H
    root  2512  2511   0 00:33:22 ?           0:01 cdcwatch 2511 -F -M
    user2 12241 12239   0 10:49:30 pts/6       0:00 -ksh
    user2 25389 25384   0 03:40:07 ?           0:00 ksh -x eload.sh 431 LOAD REAL 58731
    root 10328 26410   0 12:21:39 pts/17      0:00 sudo -u user2 -s -H
   rgopi  9324  4775   0        - ?           0:00 <defunct>
    root 13289 12877   0   Nov 28 pts/10      0:00 sudo -u user2 -s -H
    root 15477   781   0 12:11:36 pts/8       0:00 sudo -u user2 -s -H
    user2 16256 28862   0 04:04:23 ?           0:00 sleep 60
    user2 15503 15730   0 04:03:44 pts/16      0:00 bash
    user2 12309 12241   0 10:49:30 pts/6       0:00 zsh
    user2 15949 12309   0 10:50:45 pts/6       0:00 cat
user1   781 28576   0 12:06:36 pts/8       0:00 bash

You have new mail in /var/mail/user1

The one in BOLD is my process which i m not able to grep (find).
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