> 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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