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From: zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: "ps: seek error" - What does it mean?
Message-ID: <9356@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us>
Date: 17 May 89 12:50:48 GMT
References: <ADNAN.89May15155425@sgtech.UUCP> <424@ssp2.idca.tds.philips.nl>
Reply-To: zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff)
Organization: Branch Technology Ann Arbor, MI
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>Ps seeks to data structures in /unix file ( memory ). It reads data from
>for instance the user structure of each process that is running.
>This is done in a loop. If during this loop execution the process for which
>info is looked up dies, the data structures are not there any more. This
>causes the seek errors.

And unfortunately, instead of doing something smart like trying again 
or skipping it, it just bombs out.  





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