Re: I'm making zombie processes.

From: Gregory L. Hansen (glhansen_at_steel.ucs.indiana.edu)
Date: 12/16/03 

Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:41:29 +0000 (UTC)

In article <3FDE9AAA.1CE378AC@alcyone.com>,
Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> wrote:
>"Gregory L. Hansen" wrote:
>
>> Would a simple wait at the end solve it?
>
>I'd have to see the script to see specifically what it might be.

It's longish. Would it be appropriate to post it?

>Are
>you throwing anything in the background (&)?

Nope.

>Are you running anything
>that might fork into the background without you knowing it?

I've had enough learning experiences now that I think I don't know what
the hell I'm doing. I'm starting think it might be easier to write things
in C; it would involve more work to recreate tools that already exist,
but at least I'd know what they're doing.

>
>You might want to ask your sysadmin what the names of the processes are
>that end up being zombies to help you track it down.
>
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