Hello list.
I am sending the message again.
I am  running  OSF1 V4.0 Patch 440.
I have the ps command behaving very strange.
When i do
bash%ps aux
USER        PID %CPU %MEM   VSZ  RSS TTY      S    STARTED         TIME
COMMAND
root          3  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                    <defunct>
root          1  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                    <defunct>
root          0  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                    <defunct>
root         26  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                   <defunct>
root        198  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                  <defunct>
root        362  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                  <defunct>
root        637  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                   <defunct>
oracle7     767  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                <defunct>
oracle7     781  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                <defunct>
oracle7     779  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                <defunct>
oracle7     777  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                <defunct>
oracle7     775  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                <defunct>
oracle7     773  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                 <defunct>
oracle7     771  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                 <defunct>
oracle7     769  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                  <defunct>
netscape   1372  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                               <defunct>
netscape   1371  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                               <defunct>
hhoxha     2578  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                 <defunct>
named      4312  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                 <defunct>
root       4405  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                      <defunct>
oracle7    5485  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                   <defunct>
oracle7    5503  0.0  0.0    0K   0K ??         <  -
0:00.00                                    <defunct>
===========================================================
And then instantly  reentering the same command i have the normal
ouptut.
I have  used  the ps binary  from the operating system CD ,considering
that the /sbin/ps could be somehow corrupted
but still the same results.Also  the same results running the command
from different shells
What could be the hint for this problem ???
Thanks in advance
Hysen Hoxha
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AlbTelko  ,Albania
EMAIL:hhoxha_at_atnet.com.al
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Received on Wed May 08 2002 - 10:22:35 NZST