>Number: 1192 >Category: general >Synopsis: Apache leaves defunct processes in the process list >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache (Apache HTTP Project) >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Thu Oct 2 18:50:01 1997 >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.2.1 >Environment: SunOS 5.5.1 Generic sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise Patch: 103663-04 Obsoletes: 103683-01, Requires:, Incompatibles:, iss_sparc-01 Packages: SUNWcsu Patch: 103594-06 Obsoletes: , Requires:, 103663-01 Packages: SUNWcsu Patch: 103612-07 Obsoletes: 103615-04, 103654-01, Requires:, Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWnisu Patch: 103630-03 Obsoletes: , Requires:, Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr Patch: 103680-01 Obsoletes: , Requires:, 103663-01 Packages: SUNWcsu Patch: 103696-02 Obsoletes: , Requires:, 103612-02, Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu, SUNWcsr Patch: 103817-01 Obsoletes: Packages: SUNWcsu Patch: 103582-02 Obsoletes: , Requires:, Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsr Patch: 103640-04 Obsoletes: 103658-02, Requires:, Incompatibles:, iss_sparc-01 Packages: SUNWcsr, SUNWcar Patch: 103558-05 Obsoletes: , Requires:, Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWadmap, SUNWadmc Patch: 103959-02 Obsoletes: , Requires:, Incompatibles:, iss_sparc-01 Packages: SUNWscpu Patch: 103686-01 Obsoletes: , Requires:, 103663-01 Packages: SUNWnisu Memory size: 768 Megabytes >Description: Processes are showing up as "defunct" with a parent process of an Apache child process. Subsequent process lists (at five second intervals) show that most defunct processes disappear and do not zombie - further investigation shows that most zombie processes die within a few minutes or hours. >How-To-Repeat:
>Fix: Ideally, Apache should run in such a way as to not cause the OS to think of a process as "defunct." (Yes I realize we should probably try upgrading the server, however, our customer has not authorized that action) >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
