From: Errin Larsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> See that "<defunct>"?! How did my process get a <defunct> status? Is
> that a Solaris-fancy way of saying "zombie-child"?
I believe so.
> The above explains
> why my (kill 0 => $pid) isn't working the way I expect, but How can I
> kill the kid. The <defunct> child process finally dies if I kill the
> parent (original dummy_monitor) script. Does this mean that my setsid
> line in my original script is not working correctly? I'm confused
> here.
I believe you are supposed to wait()/waitpid() on your children. Or
install a $SIG{SIGCHLD} handler that reaps the children.
I haven't used Perl under any Unix for years so I can't give you the
details. perldoc perlipc should help.
Jenda
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