Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 09:33:50 -0500 (EST) From: owensc <owensc@enc.edu> To: questions list FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: orphaned proccess hogging CPU (e.g. pine) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960329090246.4241A-100000@dingo.enc.edu>
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Hi,
When users who telnet in to my FreeBSD server log of ungracefully (e.g.
by killing their local telnet program) they occasionally leave orphaned
process behind, despite the fact that I have -CLOCAL and HUPCL set when
they log in. Is there any thing else I should do to keep this from
occurring?
Sometimes these orphaned process don't just hang around but spin their
wheels vigorously, chewing most available CPU time. I had a problem with
this in the past with the talk program, but lately I've been seeing it
with the pine email front end.
Is this CPU-chewing a result of a programming boo-boo in Pine itself? Or
is there something system-wide that I should tweak to fix this? I don't
mind digging through the source but could use a pointer or two.
FYI, I'm running -stable dated March 16th.
Thanks,
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