Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Oct 1999 15:00:35 +0100 | From | Steve Dodd <> | Subject | Re: Bug? 2.2.12 |
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On Tue, Oct 12, 1999 at 04:11:53AM -0400, Min-Ken Lai wrote:
> Sorry about this, but I grabbed the wrong "ps ux" line. I followed up > with the real zombie: > > ml267 290 0.1 0.0 5128 0 ? DW Oct10 2:18 [enlightenment]
*sigh* That's not a zombie either. It's in *uninterruptible* sleep this time. Zombies are just slots in the process table used to hold exit status until the parent retrieves it. They are indicated (strangely) by a Z in the STAT field by ps.
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