My apologies for taking so long in compiling this summary, and the fact that
I was unable to get back in touch with everyone who responded; I was another
victim of the particular strain of the flu that is ravenging this part of the
world. In any case, my question concerned LAT processes turning into
defunct 'zombies' under v3.0. My particular thanks to Michael Bang
<star_at_ast.man.ac.uk>, who provided me with a copy of the patch - DEC
patch SPC.17315.tar.Z. This patch consisted of 6 object files to
replace existing ones, and required a kernel rebuild. I was out of the
office for about a week after installing the patch, and during that time
no further 'zombies' appeared. My thanks also to others who pointed me
in the right direction, or otherwise offered some assistance. They include:
> benites_at_cs.unca.edu, who pointed me in the direction of a single one
the 6 binaries as being the solution to his similar problem.
> Peter Stern <CFSTERN_at_WEIZMANN.weizmann.ac.il>
> howard_at_bud.peinet.ca
> clare_at_cs.auckland.ac.nz
> Tom Korsmeyer <xmeyer_at_flying-cloud.mit.edu>
> Mike Iglesias <iglesias_at_draco.acs.uci.edu>
Also, thank you to Jan Mark. Holzer, Digital Equipment
<jmh_at_mfr.dec.com>, who provided me a complete list of current
patches available for OSF/1 v3.0.
I still have the patch, and the list of all patches for those interested
- just contact me.
David Brown (dbrown_at_cs.stmarys.ca)
Alpha System Manager
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