I have a lot of defunct sh processes running. When I execute this command, to count them:
ps -ax | grep sh | wc -l
It says I’ve got 2655 at the moment. Do they use up any system resources? I have no idea where they’re coming from, this is the only data the ps command gives me:
32637 ? Z 0:00 [sh] <defunct>
Does anyone know how to stop this from happening, and how to kill these processes?
Best Answer
will give you more information on the process. Looking at the parent process that is causing this can help prevent it.