[EHPweb] quake on ehpbackup

Jeremy M Fee jmfee at usgs.gov
Tue Mar 10 16:27:44 GMT 2009


This may be from the QDM monitor script.  Every 5 minutes it logs into  
about 20 hosts to check on QDM.

Jeremy


On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Christopher J Bidwell wrote:

>
> All,
>
> I've been noticing over the past week or so that quake has been  
> logging in to ehpbackup, running a script or series of scripts, and  
> not logging out cleanly resulting in a defunct sshd process.  This  
> has resulted in 100+ defunct sshd processes on ehpbackup.  I've had  
> to kill them over and over again.  I'm wondering if, perhaps, these  
> have something to do with recenteqs not updating properly?
>
> Here is a clip of what I found:
>
> [root at ehpbackup catalog]# psf defunct
> quake     2846  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2847  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2848  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2851  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2854  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2857  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2859  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2861  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2863  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2874  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2875  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2876  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2877  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2884  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2885  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2886  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake     2887  2777  0 Mar06 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14817 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14818 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14819 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14829 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14837 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14838 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14857 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14858 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14860 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14867 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14872 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14873 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14874 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14875 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14876 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14878 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14884 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14888 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14889 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14890 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    14893 14753  0 Mar07 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17656 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17657 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17658 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17659 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17660 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17665 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17669 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17672 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17673 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17674 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17676 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17685 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17688 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17689 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17690 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17691 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17717 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17718 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    17719 17563  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18040 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18044 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18048 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18049 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18093 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18094 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18095 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18096 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18098 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18115 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18131 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18132 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18133 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18134 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18135 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    18136 17979  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21191 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21192 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21194 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21195 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21209 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21213 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21214 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21215 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21216 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21217 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21219 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21221 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21222 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21239 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21252 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21258 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21261 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21262 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21263 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21264 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    21267 21121  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22434 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22435 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22436 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22437 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22438 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22441 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22448 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22449 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22450 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22451 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22453 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22454 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22455 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22456 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22459 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22460 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22465 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22467 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22566 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    22567 22368  0 Mar09 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25410 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25419 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25422 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25423 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25426 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25427 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25466 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25469 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25472 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25477 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25480 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25485 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25486 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25487 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25506 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25507 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25508 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25509 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25510 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
> quake    25513 25344  0 Mar08 ?        00:00:00 [ssh] <defunct>
>
> Does anyone have any clue why this would be happening?
> ----------------
> Thanks,
>
> Chris Bidwell, RHCT
> Red Hat Linux Administrator
> Geologic Hazards Team
> US Geological Survey
> email: cbidwell at usgs.gov
> work: 303-273-8642
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