[SLUG] logrotate using CPU time

From: Larry Sanders (rhatman@earthlink.net)
Date: Tue Nov 05 2002 - 22:11:11 EST


Here is partial results of the command 'ps -aux'
There are two sets of processes starting with CROND
notice the cpu time of the logrotate process.
They keep running till I reboot the system.
What is happening? What can check/do to?

root 5270 0.0 0.2 1560 568 ? S Nov04 0:00 CROND
root 5272 0.0 0.3 1944 756 ? S Nov04 0:00 /bin/bash
/usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
root 5432 0.0 0.4 3212 792 ? S Nov04 0:00
/usr/sbin/sendmail -FCronDaemon -i -odi -oem root
root 5435 0.0 0.4 3200 792 ? S Nov04 0:00
/usr/sbin/postdrop -r
root 5442 0.0 0.3 1936 716 ? S Nov04 0:00 /bin/sh
/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
root 5443 0.0 0.2 1736 484 ? S Nov04 0:00 awk -v
progname=/etc/cron.daily/logrotate prognam
root 5444 47.6 13.6 78440 26180 ? R Nov04 1203:12
/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf

root 10294 0.0 0.2 1556 564 ? S 04:02 0:00 CROND
root 10296 0.0 0.3 1944 756 ? S 04:02 0:00 /bin/bash
/usr/bin/run-parts /etc/cron.daily
root 10456 0.0 0.3 1936 716 ? S 04:02 0:00 /bin/sh
/etc/cron.daily/logrotate
root 10457 0.0 0.2 1736 484 ? S 04:02 0:00 awk -v
progname=/etc/cron.daily/logrotate prognam
root 10458 36.8 20.9 59800 40044 ? R 04:02 399:39
/usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf



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