Debian + Exec-Program = Zombie process

[Alan DeKok]

George Chelidze <wrath at geo.net.ge> wrote:
> Zombies add up even when I recompile without --without-threads option.

  That sounds like a serious problem.  Looking at the source, I don't
see why, though.

> If I understood things correctly, if I compile radius without threads 
> support reap_children() won't be called and zombies will add up?

  No.  See radiusd.c, look for waitpid().  That code reaps the zombies
when there are no threads.

  Alan DeKok.