Subject: the number of running processes just keeps growing
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Henry Nelson <henry@irm.nara.kindai.ac.jp>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/27/2001 12:03:40
I don't know what I could have done, but strangely one of my servers
doesn't end the processes that seem to be involved in those daily|weekly
security checks. If nothing else, at least I know why this machine would
suddenly and completely lock up. :)
Two questions:
1) What might be causing processes to not end (see the attached output
of `ps -aux`)?
2) Actually, it would be nice to be able to turn off those automatically
mailed security checks. How can that be done?
TIA
henry nelson
output of `ps -aux` after just a few days after booting:
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TT STAT STARTED TIME COMMAND
root 3 3.9 2.7 0 316 ?? DL 16Jun01 631:23.65 (reaper)
root 3202 1.2 0.9 432 104 ?? S 19Jun01 403:37.17 /bin/sh
root 8023 1.3 1.0 432 108 ?? S Mon03AM 47:10.93 /bin/sh
root 29060 1.1 0.9 432 104 ?? S Fri03AM 172:22.54 /bin/sh
root 12613 1.4 1.0 432 108 ?? S Sun03AM 83:17.16 /bin/sh
root 4899 1.1 0.9 432 104 ?? R Sat03AM 123:15.39 /bin/sh
root 598 1.0 0.9 432 104 ?? S 17Jun01 846:04.70 /bin/sh
root 22055 1.0 0.9 432 104 ?? S Wed03AM 302:30.70 /bin/sh
root 18088 1.3 1.0 432 108 ?? R 3:37AM 16:13.68 /bin/sh
root 11229 1.1 0.9 432 104 ?? S 18Jun01 548:47.25 /bin/sh
root 164 0.0 1.7 392 192 a Ss 16Jun01 0:00.89 -csh
root 469 0.0 0.0 280 48 ?? IW 17Jun01 0:00.02 CRON (cron)
root 470 0.0 0.0 408 96 ?? IWs 17Jun01 0:00.12 /bin/sh -c /bin
root 471 0.0 0.0 440 108 ?? IW 17Jun01 0:00.63 /bin/sh /etc/da
root 473 0.0 0.0 32 84 ?? IW 17Jun01 0:00.13 tee /var/log/da
root 475 0.0 0.0 628 32 ?? IW 17Jun01 0:00.72 sendmail -t
root 514 0.0 0.0 452 108 ?? IW 17Jun01 0:00.97 sh /etc/securit
root 27040 0.0 0.0 280 48 ?? IW 18Jun01 0:00.03 CRON (cron)
root 27041 0.0 0.0 408 96 ?? IWs 18Jun01 0:00.12 /bin/sh -c /bin
root 27042 0.0 0.0 440 108 ?? IW 18Jun01 0:00.64 /bin/sh /etc/da
root 27043 0.0 0.0 32 84 ?? IW 18Jun01 0:00.14 tee /var/log/da
root 27045 0.0 0.0 628 32 ?? IW 18Jun01 0:00.76 sendmail -t
root 10947 0.0 0.0 452 108 ?? IW 18Jun01 0:00.94 sh /etc/securit
root 18319 0.0 0.0 280 48 ?? IW 19Jun01 0:00.03 CRON (cron)
root 18320 0.0 0.0 408 96 ?? IWs 19Jun01 0:00.13 /bin/sh -c /bin
root 18321 0.0 0.0 440 108 ?? IW 19Jun01 0:00.65 /bin/sh /etc/da
root 18323 0.0 0.0 32 84 ?? IW 19Jun01 0:00.13 tee /var/log/da
root 18325 0.0 0.0 628 32 ?? IW 19Jun01 0:00.73 sendmail -t
root 2767 0.0 0.0 452 108 ?? IW 19Jun01 0:00.93 sh /etc/securit
root 6721 0.0 0.0 280 48 ?? IW Wed03AM 0:00.02 CRON (cron)
root 6723 0.0 0.0 408 96 ?? IWs Wed03AM 0:00.12 /bin/sh -c /bin
root 6724 0.0 0.0 440 108 ?? IW Wed03AM 0:00.64 /bin/sh /etc/da
root 6726 0.0 0.0 32 84 ?? IW Wed03AM 0:00.14 tee /var/log/da
root 6728 0.0 0.0 628 32 ?? IW Wed03AM 0:00.71 sendmail -t
root 21417 0.0 0.0 452 108 ?? IW Wed03AM 0:00.93 sh /etc/securit
root 16433 0.0 0.0 280 48 ?? IW Thu03AM 0:00.03 CRON (cron)
root 16434 0.0 0.0 408 96 ?? IWs Thu03AM 0:00.12 /bin/sh -c /bin
root 16435 0.0 0.0 440 108 ?? IW Thu03AM 0:00.62 /bin/sh /etc/da
root 16437 0.0 0.0 32 84 ?? IW Thu03AM 0:00.14 tee /var/log/da
root 16439 0.0 0.0 628 32 ?? IW Thu03AM 0:00.76 sendmail -t
root 1847 0.0 0.0 452 108 ?? IW Thu03AM 0:00.94 sh /etc/securit
root 2645 1.0 0.9 432 104 ?? S Thu03AM 230:34.31 /bin/sh
root 11182 0.0 0.0 280 48 ?? IW Fri03AM 0:00.03 CRON (cron)
root 11183 0.0 0.0 408 96 ?? IWs Fri03AM 0:00.13 /bin/sh -c /bin
root 11184 0.0 0.0 440 108 ?? IW Fri03AM 0:00.64 /bin/sh /etc/da
root 11186 0.0 0.0 32 84 ?? IW Fri03AM 0:00.14 tee /var/log/da
root 11187 0.0 0.0 628 32 ?? IW Fri03AM 0:00.72 sendmail -t
root 27744 0.0 0.0 452 108 ?? IW Fri03AM 0:00.94 sh /etc/securit
[snipped since it just repeats]