question marks in output from ps command

From: Eiler, James A. <James.Eiler_at_alcoa.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:17:55 -0400

Hi All,

Running a DS20, Tru64 5.1A, no Patch Kits.

I issue the ps command and get:

# ps
   PID TTY S TIME CMD
  1633 console ???+ ?? /usr/sbin/getty console console vt100
  2172 pts/1 ???+ ?? -ksh (ksh)
  2173 pts/2 ???+ ?? -ksh (ksh)
  2174 pts/3 ???+ ?? -ksh (ksh)
490132 pts/5 ???+ ?? -ksh (ksh)
 63183 pts/7 ??? ?? ksh
 67142 pts/7 ???+ ?? ps

I do a more elaborate ps and get:

# ps -o time,state,psxpri,pgid,pid,command
       TIME S PPR PGID PID COMMAND
         ?? ???+ ? 1633 1633 /usr/sbin/getty console console vt100
         ?? ???+ ? 2172 2172 -ksh (ksh)
         ?? ???+ ? 2173 2173 -ksh (ksh)
         ?? ???+ ? 2174 2174 -ksh (ksh)
         ?? ???+ ? 490132 490132 -ksh (ksh)
         ?? ??? ? 63183 63183 ksh
         ?? ???+ ? 65084 65084 ps -o time,state,psxpri,pgid,pid,command


Any idea(s) what all the question marks (?? and ???) indicate???

Thanks!

Jim
Received on Wed Jun 18 2003 - 14:18:37 NZST