Re: User's cron job creates zombie process on 5.3

2005-01-19 Thread spam maps
--- Darryl Okahata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Raymond Wiker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hmm... Maybe this will work? > > > > /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/ssh -n -f ${tunnel} > &" > > > > --- the effect of this should (hopefully) be that > init becomes the > > parent of the zombie

Re: User's cron job creates zombie process on 5.3

2005-01-20 Thread spam maps
Peter Jeremy wrote: > On Wed, 2005-Jan-19 21:14:26 -0800, spam maps wrote: > >>> ( /usr/bin/ssh -n -f ${tunnel} & ) >> >>Alas, no success. Still get the zombie >>process. >> >>I actually wonder if this is an odd or buggy >>behaviour of

Re: User's cron job creates zombie process on 5.3

2005-01-20 Thread spam maps
--- Don Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 20 Jan, spam maps wrote: > > Peter Jeremy wrote: > > >> My guess is that your ssh process is holding open > >> file descriptors and the cron child process is > >> waiting for these descriptors to close