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UTM9 Software Appliance | Zombie processes

mfpck

Dear All,

 

This box is running for about 2 years or so...I recognised 3 Zombie processes...

 

Not just since the current version I do have  the following zombie processes: 

root      8528  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    21:46   0:00 [aua.bin] <defunct>

root     17797  3.3  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    22:41   0:00 [confd.plx] <defunct>

root     17837 53.5  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    22:41   0:00 [exim] <defunct>

 

After researching and rebooting + rebuilding the postgresql db with '/etc/init.d/postgresql rebuild'  I decided to post and hope that someone is able clarify or to help me understanding those processes.

 

Cheers



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    Sorry I can't help with any of your questions.

     

    but I don't think it is really fair to include the current 9.506-2 version in your title as you are saying you have seen this in prior releases, and a thread like this with such a new patch is like a click bait title. As people are looking to see how the latest patch is and if there is any problems.

     

    you should have generalized the title as UTM 9.5.

     

  • 0 in reply to StealthyM

    Noted and I changed the thread

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    Hallo and welcome to the UTM Community!

    One of the unwritten rules here is "one topic per thread," so I'll answer your first question.  Please change the title and ask the other questions in suitably-titled threads.

    Unless the same zombie process keeps hanging around, I wouldn't worry about it.  It just takes a few minutes sometimes for a process to be completely killed.

    Great questions by the way!

    Cheers - Bob

     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
  • 0 in reply to BAlfson

    Hey Bob,

     

    ok. I did changed the thread and will post my questions separately.

     

    So zombie processes are common and cosmetic in sophos utm ?

     

  • 0 in reply to mfpck

    Yeah, I see 2 or 3 in every machine I look at.  The ones that stick around use zero resources and are nothing to worry about - they're just entries in the process table.

    Cheers - Bob
    PS Thanks!

     
    Sophos UTM Community Moderator
    Sophos Certified Architect - UTM
    Sophos Certified Engineer - XG
    Gold Solution Partner since 2005
    MediaSoft, Inc. USA
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