UPDATE: question marks in output from ps command

From: Eiler, James A. <James.Eiler_at_alcoa.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 18:49:50 -0400

The same system has been running all day (no reboots, etc.)

The ps command now works fine - no question marks.

Bewildering.....


-----Original Message-----
From: Eiler, James A. [mailto:James.Eiler_at_alcoa.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 10:18 AM
To: 'tru64-unix-managers_at_ornl.gov'
Subject: question marks in output from ps command


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
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