Processes in a Zombie (Z) or Defunct State
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Situation
#==[ Checking Health of Processes ]=================#
# egrep " D| Z" /var/log/nts_x64-7_090210_1117/psout.vNO31896
vv
root 707 23884 0.0 0.0 0 0 Z 00:00:00 [ncs-resourced.p]<defunct>
root 3816 2949 0.0 0.0 6012 656 D 00:02:52 hald-addon-storage
root 23830 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 D 00:01:03 [MPK Thread]
root 23831 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 D 00:00:09 [MPK Thread]
root 23839 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 D 00:00:07 [MPK Thread]
root 23844 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 D 00:00:00 [MPK Thread]
^^
Resolution
Run chkbin </path/to/parent/process/binary> to confirm the application and its libraries are healthy.
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- Document ID:7002724
- Creation Date: 21-Feb-2009
- Modified Date:31-Aug-2021
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