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# sk105953 - Output of "ps auxw" command on Gaia OS after reboot shows multiple "clishd" processes in state "Z" with "defunct" arguments

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk105953 |
| Date Created | 2015-05-05 |
| Last Modified | 2018-03-23 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- Output of "*ps auxw* " command after reboot shows multiple processes in state "*Z* " (zombie) with "*defunct*" arguments.

*Example output*:

```

[Expert@HostName:0]# ps auxw | egrep "USER|defunct"
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
admin     1138  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/1    Z+   Mar28   0:00 [clishd] <defunct>
admin     3277  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/1    Z+   Mar28   0:00 [clishd] <defunct>
admin     3279  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/1    Z+   Mar28   0:00 [clishd] <defunct>
admin     3281  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/1    Z+   Mar28   0:00 [clishd] <defunct>
admin     3291  0.0  0.0      0     0 pts/1    Z+   Mar28   0:00 [clishd] <defunct>
... ... ...
```

## Cause

The SIGCHLD and SIGHUP signals might not be caught properly.

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