Defunct user processes

From: Chua Koon Teck <koonteck_at_singnet.com.sg>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 17:28:16 +0800 (SST)

Hi

I am running OSF1 v3.2a and I have a user who has been idle for the past
12 days. I am not able to kill this user. Any help would be
appreciated. Below is a transcripts :

merlion.singnet.com.sg{root}> w graphic
17:23 up 33 days, 5:04, 24 users, load average: 1.12, 1.25, 1.26
User tty from login_at_ idle JCPU PCPU what
graphic qf ts900-2429.singn 10:05 12days -
graphic re ts900-2429.singn 10:34 12days -

merlion.singnet.com.sg{root}> ps -ef | grep graphic
graphic 16732 17030 0.0 - ?? 0:00.00 <defunct>
graphic 25154 16882 0.0 - ?? 0:00.00 <defunct>
graphic 25273 16732 0.0 - ?? 0:00.00 <defunct>
graphic 31176 25154 0.0 - ?? 0:00.00 <defunct>
root 6198 6589 0.0 17:24:25 ttyp8 0:00.01 grep graphic

merlion.singnet.com.sg{root}> kill -9 16732
16732: No such process



Thank you.

Have a nice day.



Regards


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Chua Koon Teck
Singapore Telecom
Comcentre
SingNet
email=koonteck_at_singnet.com.sg
URL="http://www.singnet.com.sg/~koonteck"
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Received on Sun Oct 22 1995 - 10:46:19 NZDT

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