From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jun 21 17:14:03 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id RAA13429 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 17:14:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jraynard.demon.co.uk (jraynard.demon.co.uk [158.152.42.77]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id RAA13409 for ; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 17:13:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from fqueries@localhost) by jraynard.demon.co.uk (8.7.5/8.6.12) id XAA10500; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 23:27:39 GMT Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 23:27:39 GMT Message-Id: <199606212327.XAA10500@jraynard.demon.co.uk> From: James Raynard To: leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com CC: questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: <9606212057.AA00780@gnu.mc.xerox.com> (message from Marty Leisner on Fri, 21 Jun 1996 13:57:02 PDT) Subject: Re: ps doesn't know why tasks are? Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND > 3746 ?? Is+ 0:01.57 -bash (bash) [snip] All your processes seem to have daemonised themselves 8-) This is what I get with -current:- 159 p0 Ss+ 3:22.59 top 162 p1 Is 0:00.06 ksh 182 p2 Ss 0:00.51 ksh 10499 p2 R+ 0:00.01 ps 9905 p4 Is 0:00.06 ksh 9940 p6 Ss 0:00.35 ksh 10494 p6 S+ 0:00.03 cc -O2 -m486 -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -g temp.c -o 10498 p6 D+ 0:00.04 /usr/bin/ld -e start -dc -dp -o temp /usr/lib/crt0.o 130 v1 Is 0:00.13 -ksh (ksh) [...] Was the version of ps you're using compiled under the snap? Programs like ps and top are extremely sensitive to system upgrades. -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk