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RE: Zombie processes
You wrote:
I'm running my system for just four days non-stop, and I already have two
zombie processes, both of them are modprobe. Here's one of them:
20887 ? Z 0:00 (modprobe <zombie>)
Why do they appear? How can I kill them? kill and kill -9 don't seem to
help.
Well, as far as my experience goes, the only way to get rid of such zombies is to terminate their parent process (preferably in the proper, clean way). Or you can restart the computer.
You may consider referring to the UNIX FAQ for more information.
Shlomi Fish
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