[mythtv-users] defunct processes

[Steve]

I have a number of defunct processes on the backend server after running
for about 5 hours.  I'm only using mythbackend and mythweb. Running:
Mandrake 9.1 with a PVR-250, using CVS'd mythtv, mythweb, and ivtv as of
yesterday.

(root at dvr) ~#ps -ef | grep mythtv
mythtv    5722  1887  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:05 gdb mythbackend
mythtv    5723  5722  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5764  5723  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5765  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5766  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:06 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5767  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5768  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5769  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5770  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5771  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:01 /usr/local/bin/mythbackend
mythtv    5773  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:11 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5772  5764  0 18:25 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5777  5764  0 18:30 pts/1    00:01:14 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5776  5764  0 18:30 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5816  5764  0 19:00 pts/1    00:01:15 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5815  5764  0 19:00 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5882  5764  1 20:00 pts/1    00:02:32 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5881  5764  0 20:00 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5950  5764  0 21:00 pts/1    00:01:17 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    5949  5764  0 21:00 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    6064  5764  1 22:30 pts/1    00:01:17 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    6063  5764  0 22:30 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    6099  5764  2 23:00 pts/1    00:01:17 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    6098  5764  0 23:00 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    6176  5764  0 23:33 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    6179  5764  0 23:33 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
mythtv    6182  5764  0 23:34 pts/1    00:00:00 [mythbackend] <defunct>
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