Hi unix lovers,
i have question about defunt process on HP-UX. Are there any side-effects of defunct process?
Can a parent process get killed because there are lot of defunct processes? say 50 defunct childs??
-Ashish
If you fill the proc table you won't be able to fork() anymore. But the parent will not be killed automaticly by the kernel. Still you should complain to the author of the parent and get the program fixed.