[EXIM] Defunct process on exim 2.04

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Author: Imran Zalfackruddin
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: [EXIM] Defunct process on exim 2.04
I am running exim 2.04 on Solaris 2.51. I have it started via
/etc/rc.2/S88sendmail. What I noticed is that after a short while I get
the following: What is causing this <defunct> process ??? - I don't
recall seeing this behaviour with 2.03 or 2.02.
Also, if I stop exim and restart it I always get this <defunct> process
- I am using the pid from the exim.pid file to kill the process.

Thanks.
Imran.

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ps -ef
     UID   PID  PPID  C    STIME TTY      TIME CMD
    root     0     0  0 05:09:21 ?        0:01 sched
    root     1     0  0 05:09:25 ?        0:00 /etc/init -
    root     2     0  0 05:09:25 ?        0:00 pageout
    root     3     0  0 05:09:25 ?        0:32 fsflush
    root   576   492  1 16:01:20 pts/0    0:00 ps -ef
    root   113     1  0 05:09:56 ?        0:01 /usr/sbin/inetd -s


    root   189     1  0 05:10:11 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd
-q15m
    root   186     1  0 05:10:09 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/utmpd
    root   232     1  0 05:10:55 console  0:01 -sh
    root   562   189  0                   0:00 <defunct>
    root   486   113  0 15:10:24 ?        0:00 in.telnetd
    root   492   488  0 15:10:34 pts/0    0:00 sh


ps -e
PID TTY      TIME CMD
     0 ?        0:01 sched
     1 ?        0:00 init
     2 ?        0:00 pageout
     3 ?        0:33 fsflush
   189 ?        0:00 exim
   186 ?        0:00 utmpd
   232 console  0:01 sh
   562          0:00 <defunct>
   486 ?        0:00 in.telne
   492 pts/0    0:00 sh




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