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Hi,

We have had the following appear on the same 5.0.6 server twice now in
the last two weeks. When it happens some cron items still run, but a
lot of them fail to start - and we also get a lot of defunct processes
appearing (see below.)

Any ideas of where I would start to look to find what is causing
this.

Thanks,

Keith

P.S. Last time it happened a core file was created so I have that if
it can be examined.


ps -elf output..........
F S UID PID PPID C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN
STIME TTY TIME CMD
71 S root 0 0 0 95 20 fb117000 0 f037d8e0
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 sched
20 Z root 1 0 0 0 20 - - -
- - 01:58:46 <defunct>
71 S root 2 0 0 95 20 fb1172b0 0 f0173a7c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 vhand
71 S root 3 0 0 95 20 fb117408 0 f0022620
Apr-09 ? 00:04:16 bdflush
71 S root 4 0 0 95 20 fb117560 0 f01e8d58
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 kmdaemon
71 S root 5 1 0 95 20 fb1176b8 0 c0157150
Apr-09 ? 00:01:23 htepi_daemon /
71 S root 6 0 0 95 20 fb117810 0 f0237f50
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 strd
20 S root 3983 1 0 75 20 fb117968 148 f01eb384
Apr-19 tty01 00:00:00 /etc/getty tty01 sc_m
20 S root 49 1 0 76 20 fb117ac0 116 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:03 /etc/syslogd
20 S root 53 1 0 73 20 fb117c18 340 fb117c18
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /etc/ifor_pmd
20 S root 54 53 0 76 20 fb117d70 448 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:10 /etc/ifor_pmd
71 S root 41 1 0 95 20 fb117ec8 0 c10c9150
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 htepi_daemon /stand
20 S root 745 1 0 75 20 fb118020 148 f01eb3ec
Apr-09 tty02 00:00:00 /etc/getty tty02 sc_m
20 S root 746 1 0 75 20 fb118178 148 f01eb454
Apr-09 tty03 00:00:00 /etc/getty tty03 sc_m
20 S root 60 54 0 76 20 fb1182d0 336 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /etc/sco_cpd
20 S root 61 54 0 76 20 fb118428 332 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:03 /etc/ifor_sld
20 S root 79 1 0 75 24 fb118580 52 fce285a0
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 strerr
20 S root 16568 343 0 75 24 fb1186d8 228 f034c8a8
04:54:21 ? 00:00:00 telnetd
20 S root 324 1 0 76 24 fb118830 124 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 rusersd
20 S root 368 1 0 76 24 fb118988 136 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/lpd
71 S root 230 1 0 95 20 fb118ae0 0 c10f9150
Apr-09 ? 00:00:04 htepi_daemon /pinnacle/ramdisk
20 S root 295 1 0 76 20 fb118c38 176 fc206d66
Apr-09 ? 00:00:02 /etc/cron
20 S root 280 1 0 76 20 fb118d90 64 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /opt/K/SCO/lli/5.0.6a/bin/dlpid /var/opt/K/
SCO/lli/5.0.6a/dlpidPIPE
71 S root 213 1 0 95 20 fb118ee8 0 c10d1150
Apr-09 ? 00:00:57 htepi_daemon /pinnacle
71 S root 217 1 0 95 20 fb119040 0 c10e5150
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 htepi_daemon /network
20 Z root 7230 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S root 317 1 0 76 20 fb1192f0 124 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 portmap
20 S root 747 1 0 75 20 fb119448 148 f01eb4bc
Apr-09 tty04 00:00:00 /etc/getty tty04 sc_m
20 S root 323 1 0 76 24 fb1195a0 124 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 rwalld
20 S root 735 1 0 66 24 fb1196f8 196 e0000000
Apr-09 ? 00:00:30 /etc/amirdmon
20 S root 682 1 0 76 20 fb119850 624 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:09 vfsd --profile /usr/vision/vfsprofile
20 S root 375 1 0 76 20 fb1199a8 280 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:03 sendmail: accepting connections on port 25
20 S root 343 1 0 76 24 fb119b00 172 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:01 /etc/inetd
60 S root 342 1 0 127 20 fb119c58 220 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:04:11 ntpd -g
20 S root 374 1 0 76 24 fb119db0 356 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /etc/snmpd
20 S root 380 1 0 73 20 fb119f08 140 fb119f08
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 (LPSCHED) PRINTER default PID 381 1
20 S root 408 1 0 76 20 fb11a060 116 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 lockd -u 4 -t 16
20 S root 406 1 0 76 20 fb11a1b8 128 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 statd
20 S root 415 408 0 75 20 fb11a310 172 fce2bde0
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 lockd -u 4 -t 16
20 S fred 381 380 0 73 20 fb11a468 60 fb11a468
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/
interfaces/default default-77 fred "" 1 " "
20 S fred 382 381 0 73 20 fb11a5c0 64 fb11a5c0
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/
interfaces/default default-77 fred "" 1 " "
20 S fred 383 382 0 74 20 fb11a718 72 f01ed7e8
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 cat /usr/spool/lp/temp/77-1
20 S root 364 1 0 76 24 fb11a870 144 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:01 /etc/aasd
20 S root 402 1 0 76 24 fb11a9c8 96 f0ab9fe0
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 biod 4
20 S root 403 1 0 76 24 fb11ab20 96 f0ab9fd0
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 biod 4
20 S root 404 1 0 76 24 fb11ac78 96 f0ab9fc0
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 biod 4
20 S root 405 1 0 76 24 fb11add0 96 f0ab9fb0
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 biod 4
20 S root 416 415 0 75 20 fb11af28 168 fce2be28
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 lockd -u 4 -t 16
20 S root 681 1 0 76 0 fb11b080 244 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:17 vfslockd 5 900 /usr/vision/vfsdata/logs
20 S root 418 415 0 75 20 fb11b1d8 168 fce2be28
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 lockd -u 4 -t 16
20 S root 567 1 0 76 24 fb11b330 76 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:03 /usr/vision/bin/lna -b
20 S root 685 682 0 76 20 fb11b488 548 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 vfsd --profile /usr/vision/vfsprofile
20 S root 421 415 0 75 20 fb11b5e0 168 fce2be28
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 lockd -u 4 -t 16
20 S root 422 415 0 75 20 fb11b738 168 fce2be28
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 lockd -u 4 -t 16
20 Z root 7150 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S root 570 1 0 76 24 fb11b9e8 72 fc1fa30e
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/vision/bin/logsrv -p6
20 S root 711 1 0 76 20 fb11bb40 204 fc2048ae
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/scosh/calserver
20 S root 573 1 0 76 24 fb11bc98 84 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:18 /usr/vision/bin/nsmsrv -p6
20 S root 713 711 0 76 20 fb11bdf0 212 fc1f9c06
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/scosh/calserver
20 S root 695 1 0 76 24 fb11bf48 332 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /var/scohttp/scohttpd -d /var/scohttp
20 S root 723 1 0 76 20 fb11c0a0 92 fc2059de
Apr-09 ? 00:00:02 /usr/lib/scosh/caldaemon
20 S root 715 1 0 76 24 fb11c1f8 140 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:07 /usr/vision/bin/licsrv -p6
20 S root 717 1 0 76 24 fb11c350 116 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:03 /usr/vision/bin/authsrv -p6
20 S root 719 1 0 76 24 fb11c4a8 152 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /usr/vision/bin/tsrv -p6
20 S root 733 1 0 76 24 fb11c600 56 f0996000
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 tee -a /usr/adm/rc2.log
20 S root 748 1 0 75 20 fb11c758 148 f01eb524
Apr-09 tty05 00:00:00 /etc/getty tty05 sc_m
20 S root 749 1 0 75 20 fb11c8b0 148 f01eb58c
Apr-09 tty06 00:00:00 /etc/getty tty06 sc_m
20 S root 750 1 0 75 20 fb11ca08 148 f01eb5f4
Apr-09 tty07 00:00:00 /etc/getty tty07 sc_m
20 S root 751 1 0 75 20 fb11cb60 148 f01eb65c
Apr-09 tty08 00:00:00 /etc/getty tty08 sc_m
20 S root 752 1 0 76 20 fb11ccb8 104 fc201a98
Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 /tcb/files/no_luid/sdd
20 Z root 7178 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7180 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S windows 789 685 0 76 20 fb11d0c0 596 f0206c9c
Apr-09 ? 00:00:04 vfsd --profile /usr/vision/vfsprofile
20 Z root 7182 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7184 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z uucp 7159 1 0 0 26 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z uucp 7161 1 0 0 26 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7186 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7188 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7190 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7176 1 0 0 20 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z uucp 7172 1 0 0 22 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z uucp 7173 1 0 0 22 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7205 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7207 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7209 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7203 1 0 0 20 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z cron 14465 1 0 0 20 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S root 26324 685 0 76 20 fb11e640 572 f0206c9c
Apr-17 ? 00:00:00 vfsd --profile /usr/vision/vfsprofile
20 Z root 7211 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S root 13674 685 0 76 20 fb11e8f0 548 f0206c9c
Apr-18 ? 00:00:00 vfsd --profile /usr/vision/vfsprofile
20 Z root 7213 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7215 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7224 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7226 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7228 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7245 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S root 13660 685 0 76 20 fb11f258 576 f0206c9c
Apr-18 ? 00:00:00 vfsd --profile /usr/vision/vfsprofile
20 Z root 7222 1 0 0 20 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S root 14887 343 0 75 24 fb11f508 228 f034ca28
Apr-18 ? 00:00:01 telnetd
20 S mike 14888 14887 0 75 24 fb11f660 136 f01efe68 Apr-18
ttyp12 00:00:00 -ksh
20 S root 1929 1 0 66 20 fb11f7b8 115472 e0000000
Apr-09 ? 00:00:16 /usr/java/bin/../bin/x86at/green_threads/
java -cp /pinnacle/vinpower/vp4jo_bt.j
20 Z root 7247 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7249 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S window 15055 685 0 76 20 fb11fbc0 704 f0206c9c
Apr-10 ? 00:00:04 vfsd --profile /usr/vision/vfsprofile
20 Z root 7251 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7253 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7269 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7266 1 0 0 20 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7243 1 0 0 20 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7271 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7273 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S windows 13490 685 0 76 20 fb120680 576 f0206c9c
Apr-16 ? 00:00:00 vfsd --profile /usr/vision/vfsprofile
20 Z root 7275 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7277 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 S root 1208 1204 0 73 24 fb120a88 140 fb120a88
Apr-17 ? 00:00:00 (LPSCHED) PRINTER default PID 1209 1
20 S root 1204 1 0 76 24 fb120be0 396 fc2a5620
Apr-17 ? 00:00:04 /usr/lib/lpsched
20 S fred 1209 1208 0 73 24 fb120d38 132 fb120d38
Apr-17 ? 00:00:00 /bin/ksh -c /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/
interfaces/default default-77 fred "" 1 " "
20 S fred 1210 1209 0 74 24 fb120e90 72 f01ed7e8
Apr-17 ? 00:00:00 cat /usr/spool/lp/temp/77-1
20 Z root 7286 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7288 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7290 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 7292 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
..
..
.....snipped a couple of thousand similar lines
..
..
20 Z root 16550 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 16552 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 16567 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 R root 16569 16568 3 47 24 fb1ecbd8 136 -
04:54:22 ttyp0 00:00:00 -ksh
20 O root 16611 16569 8 45 24 fb1ecd30 164 -
04:56:17 ttyp0 00:00:00 ps -elf
20 Z root 16583 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 16559 1 0 0 20 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 16599 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 16603 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 16606 1 0 0 24 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>
20 Z root 16596 1 0 0 20 - - -
- - 00:00:00 <defunct>

crymble@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have had the following appear on the same 5.0.6 server twice now in
> the last two weeks. When it happens some cron items still run, but a
> lot of them fail to start - and we also get a lot of defunct processes
> appearing (see below.)
>
> Any ideas of where I would start to look to find what is causing
> this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
>
> P.S. Last time it happened a core file was created so I have that if
> it can be examined.
>
>
> ps -elf output..........
> F S UID PID PPID C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN
> STIME TTY TIME CMD
> 71 S root 0 0 0 95 20 fb117000 0 f037d8e0
> Apr-09 ? 00:00:00 sched
> 20 Z root 1 0 0 0 20 - - -
> .
> ....snipped a couple of thousand similar lines
> .
> - - 00:00:00 <defunct>
> 20 Z root 16606 1 0 0 24 - - -
> - - 00:00:00 <defunct>
> 20 Z root 16596 1 0 0 20 - - -
> - - 00:00:00 <defunct>
>

Just a suggestion: If you're going to post wide output, set your
e-mail program to not wrap at 70-80 characters. Someone would
have to be desperate for something to do to spend the time
to pour through the mess you posted:

F S UID PID PPID C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN STIME TTY TIME CMD
71 S root 0 0 0 95 20 fb117000 0 f047b068 Apr-19 ? 00:00:00 sched
20 S root 1 0 0 66 20 fb117158 144 e0000000 Apr-19 ? 00:00:07 /etc/init -a
71 S root 2 0 0 95 20 fb1172b0 0 f0221fd4 Apr-19 ? 00:00:00 vhand
71 S root 3 0 0 95 20 fb117408 0 f0022a64 Apr-19 ? 00:00:03 bdflush
61 R root 4 0 0 36 39 fb117560 0 - Apr-19 ? 00:00:00 CPU1 idle process
71 S root 5 0 0 95 20 fb1176b8 0 f02c9bb8 Apr-19 ? 00:00:00 kmdaemon
71 S root 6 1 0 95 20 fb117810 0 c0140150 Apr-19 ? 00:00:04 htepi_daemon /
71 S root 7 0 0 95 20 fb117968 0 f0369aec Apr-19 ? 00:00:00 strd
61 S root 8 1 0 81 20 fb117ac0 0 f03aca6c Apr-19 ? 00:00:00 udi_alloc

The above was sent with line wrap turned off. If it wraps when you
read it, it is wrapping at your end.

--
Steve Fabac
S.M. Fabac & Associates
816/765-1670

On 21 Apr, 15:29, crym...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have had the following appear on the same 5.0.6 server twice now in
> the last two weeks. When it happens some cron items still run, but a
> lot of them fail to start - and we also get a lot of defunct processes
> appearing (see below.)
>
> Any ideas of where I would start to look to find what is causing
> this.

Keith,

My guess is that this is most likely a filesystem corruption issue.
Check your log files to see if there are any indications of
disk failures.

John

On 23 Apr, 09:57, jbol...@sco.com wrote:
> On 21 Apr, 15:29, crym...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > We have had the following appear on the same 5.0.6 server twice now in
> > the last two weeks. When it happens some cron items still run, but a
> > lot of them fail to start - and we also get a lot of defunct processes
> > appearing (see below.)
>
> > Any ideas of where I would start to look to find what is causing
> > this.
>
> Keith,
>
> My guess is that this is most likely a filesystem corruption issue.
> Check your log files to see if there are any indications of
> disk failures.
>
> John


Thanks John - Will do that.

Keith