dead processes

From: Marc Giger (gigerstyle@gmx.ch)
Date: Tue Oct 08 2002 - 11:40:24 EST


Hi there

I have a problem:

  PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
    1 ? S 0:07 init [3]
    2 ? SW 0:00 [keventd]
    3 ? SWN 0:00 [ksoftirqd_CPU0]
    4 ? SWN 0:00 [ksoftirqd_CPU1]
    5 ? SW 0:17 [kswapd]
    6 ? SW 0:00 [bdflush]
    7 ? SW 0:16 [kupdated]
    8 ? SW 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
    9 ? SW< 0:00 [mdrecoveryd]
   10 ? SW 0:00 [kreiserfsd]
   27 ? S 0:00 /sbin/devfsd /dev
 2307 ? SW 0:00 [khubd]
 4942 ? S 0:10 /usr/sbin/cupsd
 5177 ? S 0:00 /sbin/portmap
 5223 ? S 0:00 /sbin/rpc.statd
 5385 ? S 0:00 /sbin/rpc.rquotad
 5388 ? SW 0:15 [nfsd]
 5389 ? SW 0:14 [nfsd]
 5390 ? SW 0:15 [nfsd]
 5391 ? SW 0:14 [nfsd]
 5392 ? SW 0:15 [nfsd]
 5393 ? SW 0:14 [nfsd]
 5394 ? SW 0:16 [nfsd]
 5395 ? SW 0:16 [nfsd]
 5396 ? SW 0:00 [lockd]
 5397 ? SW 0:00 [rpciod]
 5400 ? S 0:00 /sbin/rpc.mountd
 5459 ? S 0:07 /usr/sbin/syslogd -m 0
 5462 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/klogd -c 3 -2
 5506 ? S 0:04 /usr/lib/postfix/master
 5543 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
 5574 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
 5580 vc/1 S 0:00 login -- hdg
 5581 vc/2 S 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
 5582 vc/3 S 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
 5583 vc/4 S 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
 5584 vc/5 S 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
 5585 vc/6 S 0:00 /sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux
 5586 vc/1 S 0:00 -bash
 5600 vc/1 S 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
 5607 vc/1 S 0:00 xinit /home/hdg/.xinitrc --
 5608 ? S 44:09 X :0
 5614 vc/1 S 0:00 /bin/sh --login /usr/kde/3/bin/startkde
 5642 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: Running...
 5645 ? S 0:01 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid
 5648 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: klauncher
 5650 ? S 9:38 kdeinit: kded
 5665 ? S 0:02 kdeinit: knotify
 5666 vc/1 S 0:06 kwrapper ksmserver --restore
 5668 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: ksmserver --restore
 5669 ? S 1:02 kdeinit: kwin -session 11c0a8000100010334687380000005
 5670 ? S 52:02 xosview
 5673 ? S 5:59 kdeinit: kdesktop
 5676 ? S 4:33 kdeinit: kicker
 5683 ? S 4:44 kdeinit: klipper -icon klipper -miniicon klipper
 5684 ? S 0:19 kdeinit: konsole -session 11c0a8000100010334940870000
 5685 ? S 5:05 kdeinit: konsole -session 11c0a8000100010334692170000
 5688 ? S 5:40 kdeinit: kmix -session 11c0a8000100010334695240000005
 5691 ? S 0:00 licq -p kde-gui -- -session 11c0a80001000103389425000
 5699 ? S 0:00 kalarmd --login
 5703 pts/0 S 0:00 /bin/bash
 5712 pts/1 S 0:00 /bin/bash
 5713 ? S 0:02 licq -p kde-gui -- -session 11c0a80001000103389425000
 5715 ? S 0:00 licq -p kde-gui -- -session 11c0a80001000103389425000
 5721 ? S 0:00 licq -p kde-gui -- -session 11c0a80001000103389425000
 5724 ? S 0:07 licq -p kde-gui -- -session 11c0a80001000103389425000
 5764 pts/0 S 0:00 bash
 5775 ? S 4:36 ksensors -caption KSensors -icon ksensors.png -miniic
24081 ? S 1:06 gamix
10762 ? S 2:00 kdeinit: konsole -icon konsole -miniicon konsole
10764 pts/2 S 0:00 /bin/bash
10776 pts/2 S 0:00 bash
23099 ? S 11:55 xmms
23111 ? S 0:01 xmms
23112 ? S 0:14 xmms
23134 ? S 0:18 xmms
26213 ? S 0:00 /usr/kde/3/bin/kdesud
29703 ? S 0:54 /usr/bin/sylpheed-claws
29761 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29762 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29763 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29765 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29766 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29767 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29773 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29774 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29775 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29790 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29791 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29792 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
29834 ? S 2:51 /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
29841 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
29842 ? S 0:01 /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
29843 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
29845 ? S 0:05 /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
 4260 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4261 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4262 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4336 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4337 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4338 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4353 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4354 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4355 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4422 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4423 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4424 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4439 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4440 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4441 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4475 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4476 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4477 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4610 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4611 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4612 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4613 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4614 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4615 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4632 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4635 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4636 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4643 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4644 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4650 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4659 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4660 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4666 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4670 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4675 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 4680 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 5201 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 5202 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 5203 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 5886 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 5887 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
 5888 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
15854 ? S 0:01 java_vm
15855 ? S 0:05 java_vm
15856 ? S 0:09 java_vm
15857 ? S 0:00 java_vm
15858 ? S 0:00 java_vm
15859 ? S 0:56 java_vm
15860 ? S 0:00 java_vm
15861 ? S 0:00 java_vm
15862 ? S 0:01 java_vm
15863 ? S 0:00 java_vm
15865 ? S 0:15 java_vm
15867 ? S 0:00 java_vm
15868 ? S 0:00 java_vm
15869 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
15870 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
15871 ? S 0:00 java_vm
15872 ? S 0:30 java_vm
15879 ? S 0:02 java_vm
 3775 ? S 0:00 /usr/lib/mozilla/mozilla-bin
15021 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
15022 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
15023 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
18715 ? S 0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u
23545 ? S 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u
25355 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
25356 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
25357 ? Z 0:00 [gpg <defunct>]
27387 ? S 0:05 xmms
27388 ? S 0:00 xmms
27392 ? S 0:01 xmms
27686 ? S 0:00 java_vm
27687 pts/0 R 0:00 ps -ax

There are a lot of defunct processes which I can't kill.
How comes? Normal? Solution?

Kind regards

Marc Giger
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