RE: [hobbit] Hobbit Generating Defunct Processes

["Morsiani, Massimo" <massimo.morsiani (at) gilbarco.com>]

Hi all,
 
I have exactly the same issue on our IBM machines with AIX 5.3 (oslevel -r: 5300-08).
 
I'm using Stef's hobbit/xymon client downloaded from http://www.docum.org/foswiki/bin/view/Xymon/Aix5HobbitClient .
Does anyone find proper patch we have to apply?
 
 
Regards.
 
Massimo Morsiani 
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From: Ginny Jaworski [mailto:Ginny.Jaworski (at) marist.edu] 
Sent: giovedì 29 gennaio 2009 23.15
To: hobbit (at) hswn.dk
Subject: [hobbit] Hobbit Generating Defunct Processes 



I have Hobbit running on a IBM P6 lpar, with AIX 5.3 installed.   It seems about every 3-4 minutes a 'defunct' process is started by hobbit.  I have tried uninstalling and re-installing Hobbit, and rebooting the server.  The defunct processes are still being generated.  Does anyone have any idea on what is causing this?  Thanks for your help. 
Here's a sample of the ps output: 

   50307 Z   hobbit 331868      0   0  38 rt                                      0:00 <defunct> 
   50307 Z   hobbit 344096      0   0  38 rt                                      0:00 <defunct> 
   50307 Z   hobbit 348368      0   0  38 rt                                      0:00 <defunct> 
   50307 Z   hobbit 372982      0   0  38 rt                                      0:00 <defunct> 
   50307 Z   hobbit 376944      0   0  38 rt                                      0:00 <defunct> 
   50307 Z   hobbit 385200      0   0  38 rt                                      0:00 <defunct> 
   50307 Z   hobbit 389226      0   0  38 rt                                      0:00 <defunct> 
   50307 Z   hobbit 393276      0   0  38 rt                                      0:00 <defunct> 


Ginny Jaworski


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