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From: john@jetson.UUCP (John Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: <defunct> processes (was Re: Trouble killing processes in SysV/AT)
Message-ID: <39@jetson.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 88 14:27:02 GMT
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> If the parent dies before waiting for any of it's children, it becomes
> the responsibility of the parent of the parent to do the waiting, which
> is usually init(8).

Not to nitpick but just to keep correct information flowing....  ;-)

If the parent dies, the process is always "inherited" by init (pid 1),
not the parent of the parent. 

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