Public bug reported: Description: Ubuntu Disco Dingo (development branch) Release: 19.04 ii incron 0.5.12-1 amd64 cron-like daemon which handles filesystem events
gsker@veeta:~>incrontab -l /home/gsker/tmp/incrontest/testfile.txt IN_CLOSE_WRITE /home/gsker/tmp/incrontest/incron.sh $# $% gsker@veeta:~>ps -ef | grep incron root 5558 1 0 14:47 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/incrond gsker 6366 5558 0 14:52 ? 00:00:00 [incron.sh] <defunct> gsker 6371 6190 0 14:52 pts/4 00:00:00 tail -f incrontest.log gsker 6386 5558 0 14:52 ? 00:00:00 [incron.sh] <defunct> gsker 6390 5558 0 14:52 ? 00:00:00 [incron.sh] <defunct> The incron works, but I end up with hundreds of defunct processes. This bug report for RedHat implies a fix: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1656939 I grabbed the incrond executable from the x86_64 rpm here: https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=1235814 It appears to be working correctly. ** Affects: incron (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1823490 Title: Incron causes defunct processes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/incron/+bug/1823490/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
