Re: BUG REPORT: slapd defunct/zombie

["Peter Hicks" <Peter.Hicks@POGGS.CO.UK>]

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Bert,

At the risk of doing a "me too"-style e-mail... I get this problem too, 
and have reported it, but without the ver_linux output:

- -- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or looks
- -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
Linux foxbase 2.2.6 #1 Sat Apr 17 00:57:41 BST 1999 i586 unknown
Kernel modules         2.1.121
Gnu C                  2.7.2.3
Binutils               2.9.1.0.19
Linux C Library        5.4.46
Dynamic linker         ldd: version 1.9.9
Linux C++ Library      2.8.
Procps                 2.0.0
Mount                  2.9i
Net-tools              1.50
Kbd                    0.94
Sh-utils               1.16
Modules Loaded         ide-cd cdrom parport_pc parport ppp_deflate serial ppp slhc 3c59x unix



Peter.




Date sent:      	Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:23:21 +0200 (CEST)
From:           	Bert Lindner <bert@box.balpol.tudelft.nl>
To:             	OpenLDAP-bugs@OpenLDAP.org
Subject:        	BUG REPORT: slapd defunct/zombie

> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Since I couldn't find any information regarding this problem anywhere, I'd
> better report it as a bug.
> 
> My slapd, OpenLDAP 1.2.1 but also 1.2.0, compiled with linuxthreads-0.71,
> irregularly but rather often just stops, when I do a 'ps ax | grep slapd'
> I see this:
> 
> ==
>   137 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/libexec/slapd
>   153 ?        Z      0:00 [slapd <defunct>]
>   154 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/libexec/slapd
> ==
> 
> Sometimes it's 'zombie' instead of 'defunct'. I then have to kill -9
> <first process> and start slapd again. Nothing gets damaged.
> 
> Output of that very useful script (for system info) from the Linux kernel
> tree, ver_linux, says:
> 
> ==
> -- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or looks
> -- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
> Linux yenzi 2.2.6-ac1 #2 Thu Apr 22 14:56:49 CEST 1999 i686 unknown
> Kernel modules         2.1.121
> Gnu C                  egcs-2.91.60
> Binutils               2.8.1.0.23
> Linux C Library        5.4.46
> Dynamic linker         ldd: version 1.9.9
> Procps                 2.0.2
> Mount                  2.7l
> Net-tools              1.51
> Kbd                    0.94
> Sh-utils               1.16
> Modules Loaded         parport_pc lp parport ip_masq_portfw ip_masq_quake
> ip_masq_raudio ip_masq_ftp opl3 cs4232 uart401 ad1848 sound soundcore
> ==
> 
> The problem has also appeared on other 2.2.x kernels, 2.0.x not tested.
> 
> I'd be happy to provide any info you need, of course.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 	-Bert Lindner
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



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Peter Hicks
Network Engineer
peter <DOT> hicks (AT) poggs.co.uk