[7.0.2] waiting ... ?

I have a bunch of these just sitting there:

pgsql 86144 0.0 0.0 304 120 p3 D+ 5:17PM 0:00.00 grep udmsearch
pgsql 69312 0.0 3.6 21652 18808 p1 S 12:20PM 10:09.68 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 83848 0.0 3.7 22472 19300 p1 D 4:24PM 3:02.53 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch (postgres)
pgsql 83906 0.0 1.2 21436 6044 p1 S 4:25PM 0:00.10 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 84138 0.0 0.8 21436 4256 p1 S 4:30PM 0:00.08 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 84190 0.0 0.8 21436 4200 p1 S 4:30PM 0:00.07 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 84251 0.0 0.8 21436 4292 p1 S 4:32PM 0:00.08 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 84610 0.0 0.8 21436 4272 p1 S 4:40PM 0:00.07 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 84863 0.0 0.8 21440 4184 p1 S 4:46PM 0:00.06 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 84910 0.0 0.8 21440 4384 p1 S 4:47PM 0:00.07 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 84990 0.0 0.8 21440 4312 p1 S 4:50PM 0:00.06 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85010 0.0 0.8 21440 4268 p1 S 4:50PM 0:00.06 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85030 0.0 0.8 21440 4252 p1 S 4:51PM 0:00.09 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85035 0.0 0.8 21440 4328 p1 S 4:51PM 0:00.06 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85116 0.0 0.8 21440 4296 p1 S 4:53PM 0:00.07 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85120 0.0 0.8 21440 4324 p1 S 4:53PM 0:00.06 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85714 0.0 0.9 21444 4628 p1 S 5:08PM 0:00.07 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85733 0.0 0.8 21456 4412 p1 S 5:08PM 0:00.07 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85868 0.0 0.9 21444 4492 p1 S 5:11PM 0:00.06 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85951 0.0 0.8 21444 4236 p1 S 5:13PM 0:00.05 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 85976 0.0 0.8 21444 4276 p1 S 5:13PM 0:00.08 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
pgsql 86039 0.0 0.8 21444 4344 p1 S 5:14PM 0:00.08 postmaster: /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch /pgsql/bin/postgres pgsql 216.126.84.1 udmsearch waiting (postgres)
> date
Wed Jul 12 17:17:24 EDT 2000
>

I'm leaving them there for now ... any clue how to to check what they are
waiting for? That one at the top has been waiting since 12:30 and its now
17:17 :) Very patient processes, eh? :)

Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
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