RE: [hobbit] Hobbit Generating Defunct Processes

[<Chris.Morris (at) RWEsystemsUK.com>]

Read this document and try to resolve what process is generating the defunct/zombie processes.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=1203&dc=DA480&dc=DA200&dc=DA490&dc=DA410&dc=DA400&dc=D600&dc=DB520&dc=D400&dc=D700&dc=DB510&dc=DA470&dc=DA460&dc=DA4A20&dc=DB550&dc=DA4A30&q1=defunct+processes&uid=isg3T1010692&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=all

I run Hobbit/Xymon server and clients on AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 6.1 and do not have such a problem.

Regards,
Chris 

-----Original Message-----
From: Morsiani, Massimo [mailto:massimo.morsiani (at) gilbarco.com] 
Sent: 04 February 2009 09:24
To: hobbit (at) hswn.dk
Subject: RE: [hobbit] Hobbit Generating Defunct Processes 

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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