Re: backend shell leaves defunct processes

[Tim Peterman <timothy.p.peterman@lmco.com>]

Kurt,

Thanks for the info.  I'll look forward to the fix.  The
shell backend is very powerful and very useful.  In the
meantime as a work around I am going to write a script
that checks for defunct processes and restarts slapd
when the number exceeds some threshold.

-Tim

"Kurt D. Zeilenga" wrote:
> 
> At 09:58 AM 7/2/99 -0400, Timothy P. Peterman wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >Each time a backend script runs, it does not completely
> >exit.  Instead it leaves a "defunct" process on the server.
> >I am running Solaris 2.6.  When I shut down slapd all
> >the defunct processes are terminated, but at times I
> >have observed hundreds of defunct processes.  I am
> >concerned that at some point it could start impacting the
> >system.
> 
> it will impact your slapd or your system...
> 
> >Here's what ps shows - parent PID (386) is the slapd process:
> >
> >% ps -ef | grep defunct
> > ldapadm   395   386  0                   0:00 <defunct>
> > ldapadm   389   386  0                   0:00 <defunct>
> > ldapadm   401   386  0                   0:00 <defunct>
> > ldapadm   387   386  0                   0:00 <defunct>
> >
> >Anyone have any ideas what might cause this?
> 
> Yes.  It's a known bug.  A fix exists in -devel but has
> not been backported to 1.2.x yet.  Hopefully it will find
> it's way into the next patch.
> 
> >Are there any config options that might affect this?
> 
> No.

-- 
Tim Peterman - Unix & Web Server Administration
Lockheed Martin GES/EIS, Moorestown, NJ
mailto:timothy.p.peterman@lmco.com