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Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.server -> Re: Sever stops with defunct processes
set sqlnet.expire_time in our sqlnet.ora found in
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
This parameter checks the db-connection to the client and remove the
server-process of the client
if the connection crashes
I'm not shure, but perhaps it helps.
Perhaps have a look which ppid started these processes.
pwmurphy_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I'm running 8.0.5.1 on AIX version 4.3.2. Twice in the last 48 hours
> the system essentially stopped because the user oracle could not spawn
> any new processes. The OS limit was set at 200. A look at ps -ef
> showed many defunct processes owned by oracle. I'm assuming these are
> old SQL*NET connections but can't say for sure. I'm not running MTS.
>
> Anyone ever seen this?
>
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