> Hello, my cron.daily scripts turned to zombies everyday. > I described this problem in debian-user, but didn't get any answers. > > 11300 ? S 0:03 /usr/sbin/cron > 3390 ? SW 0:00 \_ /USR/SBIN/CRON > 3393 ? SW 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh -c test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || > run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 2>&1 | mail -s "[Log] > 3403 ? SW 0:00 | \_ run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily > 4373 ? Z 0:00 | | \_ [man-db <defunct>] > 3404 ? SW 0:00 | \_ mail -s [Log] Daily report from Maul > 7789 ? SW 0:00 \_ /USR/SBIN/CRON > 7792 ? SW 0:00 | \_ /bin/sh -c test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || > run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 2>&1 | mail -s "[Log] > 7798 ? SW 0:00 | \_ run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily > 8129 ? Z 0:00 | | \_ [exim <defunct>] > 7799 ? SW 0:00 | \_ mail -s [Log] Daily report from Maul > 1343 ? SW 0:00 \_ /USR/SBIN/CRON > 1347 ? SW 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -c test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || > run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 2>&1 | mail -s "[Log] > 1351 ? SW 0:00 \_ run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily > 2541 ? Z 0:00 | \_ [find <defunct>] > 1352 ? SW 0:00 \_ mail -s [Log] Daily report from Maul > 1365 ? SW 0:00 \_ /USR/SBIN/CRON > 1366 ? SW 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -c test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || > run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 2>&1 | mail -s "[Log] > 1367 ? SW 0:00 \_ run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily > 2560 ? Z 0:00 | \_ [proftpd <defunct>] > 1361 ? SW 0:00 \_ mail -s [Log] Daily report from Maul > > ps afx output after 4 days of my vacation. > cron.daily scripts are standart except backup and site_index > ----------------------------------------- > maul:/lib/modules# ls /etc/cron.daily/ > backup calendar exim find man-db modutils netbase proftpd quota > samba site_index standard sysklogd > ----------------------------------------- > backup - uses TOB to backup all changed data on hard disk and transfer > gzipped tar to my comp via samba mount. > site_index - uses mnogosearch (www.mnogosearch.org) to index some local > sites > > Both scripts doesn't turn to zombies, it's some standart script everyday. > cron.daily starts at 9pm. > > I will try to separate my scripts to my own cron.mydaily directory today. > But behavior is bad, because system has free resourses > ----------------------------------------- > maul:/lib/modules# free > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 256100 251608 4492 0 1864 32892 > -/+ buffers/cache: 216852 39248 > Swap: 511132 54572 456560 > -----------------------------------------
I separeted my cron scripts to own cron.mydaily directory Here my crontab file > ----------------------------------------- SHELL=/bin/sh PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin # m h dom mon dow user command 03 0 * * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.logrotate 2>&1 | mail -s "[Log] Logrotate report from Maul" e@mail 0 3 * * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.mydaily 2>&1 | mail -s "[Log] MyDaily report from Maul" e@mail 00 9 * * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily 2>&1 | mail -s "[Log] Daily report from Maul" e@mail 00 1 * * 7 root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly 2>&1 | mail -s "[Log] Weekly report from Maul" e@mail 00 6 1 * * root test -e /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly 2>&1 | cat /dev/null > ----------------------------------------- Now hanging mydaily and daily scripts ... mydaily contain only 2 script, ps shows that second script is zombie kill -9 second script doesn't really kill it. Killing parent process (run-parts) does this job. And I get a e@mail, which contains First script completed - OK Second script completed - OK It is true... Second script really does its job. What heppened with run-parts ? > --- > Sergey "BeerBong" Polyakov > chief of WebZavod (http://www.webzavod.ru) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
