Many [MailScanner] <defunct>

[Matthias Sutter]

Hi all,

can somebody explain me why I have some "[MailScanner] <defunct>".
I use MailScanner-4.54.6-1 on a Suse Linux 10.1.

Thanks
Matthias

exim     10972  0.0  0.0  13148   848 ?        Ss   Jun01   0:04 
/opt/exim/bin/exim -C /opt/exim/configure.in -bd
exim      8659  0.0  0.0  13156   528 ?        S    15:49   0:00  \_ 
/opt/exim/bin/exim -C /opt/exim/configure.in -bd
exim      8660  0.0  0.0  13156   528 ?        S    15:49   0:00  \_ 
/opt/exim/bin/exim -C /opt/exim/configure.in -bd
exim      8661  0.0  0.0  13156   528 ?        S    15:49   0:00  \_ 
/opt/exim/bin/exim -C /opt/exim/configure.in -bd
exim     10992  0.0  0.9  57800 29516 ?        Ss   Jun01   0:00 
MailScanner: starting child
exim     18355  0.2  2.0  98388 63572 ?        S    14:17   0:13  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8308  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:47   0:00  |   \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     18397  0.1  2.0  97328 62572 ?        S    14:17   0:08  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8438  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:48   0:00  |   \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     18431  0.2  2.0  97828 63072 ?        S    14:17   0:15  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8127  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:47   0:00  |   \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     18449  0.2  2.0  97608 62852 ?        S    14:18   0:12  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8360  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:47   0:00  |   \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     18481  0.2  2.0  97224 62384 ?        S    14:18   0:13  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8536  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:49   0:00  |   \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     18843  0.1  2.0  97312 62556 ?        S    14:19   0:10  \_ 
MailScanner: virus scanning
exim      8666 22.0  0.3  16400 10156 ?        Rs   15:49   0:00  |   \_ 
/usr/local/Sophos/bin/sweep -sc -f -all -rec  ss -archive -cab -loopback 
--no-follow-
exim     18954  0.2  2.0  97636 62880 ?        S    14:20   0:12  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8642  0.2  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:49   0:00  |   \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     19046  0.2  2.0  97324 62568 ?        S    14:20   0:12  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8628  0.1  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:49   0:00  |   \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     19225  0.2  2.0  97384 62628 ?        S    14:21   0:10  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8651  0.2  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:49   0:00  |   \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     19355  0.1  2.0  97292 62428 ?        S    14:22   0:09  \_ 
MailScanner: waiting for messages
exim      8605  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        Z    15:49   0:00      \_ 
[MailScanner] <defunct>
exim     19364  0.0  1.0  67544 32952 ?        S    14:22   0:01 
MailWatch SQL
root      8106  0.0  0.0  11864  1724 ?        Ss   15:47   0:00 
/opt/exim/bin/exim -C /opt/exim/configure.out -Mc 1Fm9zT-00026j-CS
exim      8107  0.0  0.0  12932  1336 ?        S    15:47   0:00  \_ 
/opt/exim/bin/exim -C /opt/exim/configure.out -Mc 1Fm9zT-00026j-CS
root      8656  0.0  0.0  11860  1724 ?        Ss   15:49   0:00 
/opt/exim/bin/exim -C /opt/exim/configure.out -Mc 1FmA1v-0002Fb-0Z
exim      8657  0.0  0.0  12928  1384 ?        S    15:49   0:00  \_ 
/opt/exim/bin/exim -C /opt/exim/configure.out -Mc 1FmA1v-0002Fb-0Z