zombie processes

[Matthew Dillon]

:..
:> processes
:> but does not properly wait() for them to terminate?
:>
:> Jeroen
:>
:>
:im sure ... the zombie processes are, multiple (esd), multiple (sendmail), 
:multiple (kclock.kss), multiple (sh), etc.

    Sounds like a bug that we should be able to track down pretty
    easily.   It sounds like init is stuck on something.

    Could you get a kernel crash dump when your machine is in a state 
    where several of these zombies exist, e.g. by ctl-alt-esc'ing and
    typing 'panic' + <return> + <return>.  That ought to generate a core.

					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
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