Defunct Python Processes

[drewson]

I'm getting TONS of defunct python processes. Anyone know what's going on? It also seems to be linked to a program called MRTG.

Here's an excerpt of my crond log:

Sep 16 21:19:00 rhapsody CROND[9006]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:20:00 rhapsody CROND[9012]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 21:20:00 rhapsody CROND[9014]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Sep 16 21:20:00 rhapsody CROND[9016]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:20:00 rhapsody CROND[9018]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 21:21:01 rhapsody CROND[9026]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:22:00 rhapsody CROND[9029]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:23:00 rhapsody CROND[9032]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:24:01 rhapsody CROND[9035]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:25:00 rhapsody CROND[9040]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 21:25:00 rhapsody CROND[9041]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:25:00 rhapsody CROND[9044]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 21:26:00 rhapsody CROND[9051]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:27:01 rhapsody CROND[9054]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:28:00 rhapsody CROND[9057]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:29:00 rhapsody CROND[9060]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:30:01 rhapsody CROND[9066]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 21:30:01 rhapsody CROND[9067]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Sep 16 21:30:01 rhapsody CROND[9071]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:30:01 rhapsody CROND[9072]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 21:31:00 rhapsody CROND[9080]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:32:00 rhapsody CROND[9083]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:33:01 rhapsody CROND[9086]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:34:00 rhapsody CROND[9089]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:35:01 rhapsody CROND[9094]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 21:35:01 rhapsody CROND[9095]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:35:01 rhapsody CROND[9097]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 21:36:00 rhapsody CROND[9105]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:37:00 rhapsody CROND[9108]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:38:00 rhapsody CROND[9111]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:39:01 rhapsody CROND[9114]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:40:00 rhapsody CROND[9120]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 21:40:00 rhapsody CROND[9121]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Sep 16 21:40:00 rhapsody CROND[9125]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:40:00 rhapsody CROND[9127]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 21:41:01 rhapsody CROND[9134]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:42:00 rhapsody CROND[9137]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:43:00 rhapsody CROND[9140]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:44:01 rhapsody CROND[9143]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:45:00 rhapsody CROND[9148]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 21:45:00 rhapsody CROND[9149]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:45:00 rhapsody CROND[9151]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 21:46:00 rhapsody CROND[9159]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:47:01 rhapsody CROND[9162]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:48:00 rhapsody CROND[9165]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:49:01 rhapsody CROND[9168]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:50:00 rhapsody CROND[9174]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 21:50:00 rhapsody CROND[9175]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Sep 16 21:50:00 rhapsody CROND[9179]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:50:00 rhapsody CROND[9180]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 21:51:00 rhapsody CROND[9188]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:52:01 rhapsody CROND[9191]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:53:00 rhapsody CROND[9194]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:54:00 rhapsody CROND[9197]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:55:01 rhapsody CROND[9202]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 21:55:01 rhapsody CROND[9205]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 21:55:01 rhapsody CROND[9203]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:56:00 rhapsody CROND[9213]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:57:01 rhapsody CROND[9216]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:58:00 rhapsody CROND[9219]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 21:59:00 rhapsody CROND[9222]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:00:01 rhapsody CROND[9229]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 22:00:01 rhapsody CROND[9230]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Sep 16 22:00:01 rhapsody CROND[9232]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:00:01 rhapsody CROND[9234]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 22:01:00 rhapsody CROND[9244]: (root) CMD (run-parts /etc/cron.hourly)
Sep 16 22:01:00 rhapsody CROND[9245]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:02:00 rhapsody CROND[9270]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:03:01 rhapsody CROND[9354]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:03:08 rhapsody crond[9359]: (CRON) DEATH (can't lock /var/run/crond.pid, otherpid may be 1079: Resource temporarily unavailable)
Sep 16 22:04:00 rhapsody CROND[9369]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:05:00 rhapsody CROND[9384]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 22:05:00 rhapsody CROND[9386]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:05:00 rhapsody CROND[9388]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 22:06:00 rhapsody CROND[9403]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:07:01 rhapsody CROND[9410]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:08:00 rhapsody CROND[9415]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:09:00 rhapsody CROND[9503]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:10:01 rhapsody CROND[9537]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 22:10:01 rhapsody CROND[9539]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Sep 16 22:10:01 rhapsody CROND[9540]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:10:01 rhapsody CROND[9543]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 22:11:00 rhapsody CROND[9554]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:12:00 rhapsody CROND[9646]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:13:00 rhapsody CROND[9664]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:14:01 rhapsody CROND[9680]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:15:00 rhapsody CROND[9687]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 22:15:00 rhapsody CROND[9688]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:15:00 rhapsody CROND[9690]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 22:16:00 rhapsody CROND[9706]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:17:00 rhapsody CROND[9709]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:18:01 rhapsody CROND[9716]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:19:00 rhapsody CROND[9721]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:20:00 rhapsody CROND[9727]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 22:20:00 rhapsody CROND[9728]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Sep 16 22:20:00 rhapsody CROND[9730]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:20:00 rhapsody CROND[9732]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 22:21:01 rhapsody CROND[9742]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:22:00 rhapsody CROND[9746]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:23:01 rhapsody CROND[9837]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:24:00 rhapsody CROND[9854]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:25:00 rhapsody CROND[9859]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 22:25:00 rhapsody CROND[9860]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:25:00 rhapsody CROND[9862]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 22:26:00 rhapsody CROND[9870]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:27:00 rhapsody CROND[9874]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:28:01 rhapsody CROND[9894]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:29:00 rhapsody CROND[9995]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:30:01 rhapsody CROND[10015]: (root) CMD (/usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg)
Sep 16 22:30:01 rhapsody CROND[10016]: (root) CMD (/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1)
Sep 16 22:30:01 rhapsody CROND[10019]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:30:01 rhapsody CROND[10020]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/gate_news)
Sep 16 22:31:01 rhapsody CROND[10032]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:32:00 rhapsody CROND[10035]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:33:00 rhapsody CROND[10040]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)
Sep 16 22:34:01 rhapsody CROND[10043]: (mailman) CMD (/usr/bin/python -S /var/mailman/cron/qrunner)

Thanks!
Drew

 

[drewson]

Sorry, just realized that these logs probably won't help... I'll see what else I can find.

 

[drewson]

Ok, but this is the error message that's dropped in my inbox. I just assume that it's linked to all my hundreds of defunct python processes. Any ideas?

Message 16781:
From root Thu Sep 16 23:00:00 2004
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:00:00 -0400
From: root@rhapsody.cedarville.edu (Cron Daemon)
To: root@rhapsody.cedarville.edu
Subject: Cron <root@rhapsody> /usr/bin/mrtg /etc/mrtg/mrtg.cfg
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/bash>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <MAILTO=root>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root>

/bin/bash: /usr/bin/mrtg: No such file or directory


I can't find any cron script that's set to run /usr/bin/mrtg

Drew

 

[stefanwagner]

I would do:

cd /etc
grep -R mrtg *

cd /var
grep -R mrtg *

cd /usr/lib/sa
grep -R mrtg *

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