the ps aux command show some proceses started on dec 31 1969. this is -current from Nov 5th.
attached is the log. If i compile daemon_saver in the kernel, somehow it get invoked even while the machine is booting. I have to manually press a key to see the boot messages. dheeraj
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND root 11 97.5 0.0 0 12 ?? RL 31Dec69 189:49.97 (idle) root 10 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (ktrace) root 1 0.0 0.3 688 212 ?? ILs 31Dec69 0:00.11 /sbin/init -- root 12 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? WL 31Dec69 0:00.01 (swi1: net) root 13 0.1 0.0 0 12 ?? WL 31Dec69 1:17.90 (swi6: tty:sio cl root 2 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:08.54 (g_event) root 3 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:03.95 (g_up) root 4 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:04.98 (g_down) root 15 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:01.27 (random) root 18 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? WL 31Dec69 0:01.43 (irq14: ata0) root 20 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? WL 31Dec69 0:00.02 (irq11: ed0) root 21 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? WL 31Dec69 0:00.03 (irq1: atkbd0) root 22 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? WL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (irq6: fdc0) root 23 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? WL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (irq7: ppc0) root 24 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? WL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (swi0: tty:sio) root 5 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:00.41 (pagedaemon) root 6 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (vmdaemon) root 7 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:01.35 (pagezero) root 8 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:00.34 (bufdaemon) root 9 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (vnlru) root 31 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DL 31Dec69 0:01.49 (syncer) root 32 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? IL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (nfsiod 0) root 33 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? IL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (nfsiod 1) root 34 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? IL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (nfsiod 2) root 35 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? IL 31Dec69 0:00.00 (nfsiod 3) root 117 0.0 0.1 216 76 ?? Is 3:28PM 0:00.00 adjkerntz -i root 230 0.0 1.0 1124 612 ?? Ss 8:28PM 0:00.36 /usr/sbin/syslogd root 388 0.0 2.1 2508 1288 ?? Is 8:28PM 0:01.30 /usr/sbin/sshd root 393 0.0 2.9 2944 1752 ?? Ss 8:28PM 0:02.23 sendmail: acceptin smmsp 396 0.0 2.7 2848 1664 ?? Is 8:28PM 0:00.08 sendmail: Queue ru root 420 0.0 0.8 1092 512 ?? Ss 8:28PM 0:00.03 /usr/sbin/moused - root 450 0.0 1.2 1192 720 ?? Ss 8:28PM 0:00.41 /usr/sbin/cron root 460 0.0 1.7 1504 1008 v0 Is 8:28PM 0:00.25 login -p root root 461 0.0 1.0 1136 620 v1 Is+ 8:28PM 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty root 462 0.0 1.0 1136 620 v2 Is+ 8:28PM 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty root 463 0.0 1.0 1136 620 v3 Is+ 8:28PM 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty root 464 0.0 1.0 1136 620 v4 Is+ 8:28PM 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty root 465 0.0 1.0 1136 620 v5 Is+ 8:28PM 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty root 466 0.0 1.0 1136 620 v6 Is+ 8:28PM 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty root 467 0.0 1.0 1136 620 v7 Is+ 8:28PM 0:00.04 /usr/libexec/getty root 773 0.0 1.9 1468 1148 v0 S 10:55PM 0:00.28 -csh (csh) root 0 0.0 0.0 0 12 ?? DLs 31Dec69 0:00.07 (swapper) root 864 0.0 0.8 628 484 v0 R+ 11:40PM 0:00.01 ps aux