Could someone that still has this problem (or can reproduce it somehow) look in "pstree -ap" to find the parent process of the cpu-hogging "manpath"-process. Maybe even "strace -p PID" with the PID of the manpath process would give a hint. Here it is: -sh(6541) -c ... | `-security-contro(6546) /usr/lib/secchk/security-control.sh daily | `-security-contro(6553) /usr/lib/secchk/security-control.sh daily | `-sh(6556) /usr/lib/secchk/security-daily.sh | `-csh(6631) -f -s | `-manpath(6632) -q and strace gives forever: stat("/usr/share/man/allman", 0xbffffbe4) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
Ruediger Oertel wrote: directory) stat("/usr/share/man/allman", 0xbffffbe4) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory Do you need more information before I do my daily kill? -- Fritz GANTER mailto:Ganter@quant-x.com UNIX and Linux Support mailto:support@quant-x.com Quant-X Service & Consulting Ges.m.b.H. http://www.quant-x.com Phn: +43 4212 90555-0 Fax: +43 4212 90555-20 Free: +800 90555 000 -- Fritz GANTER mailto:Ganter@quant-x.com UNIX and Linux Support mailto:support@quant-x.com Quant-X Service & Consulting Ges.m.b.H. http://www.quant-x.com Phn: +43 4212 90555-0 Fax: +43 4212 90555-20 Free: +800 90555 000