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20 mailx processes w/threads blocked by system

 
Kevin Hansen
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20 mailx processes w/threads blocked by system

Is there anyway I can figure out why these threads are blocked? In gpm I clicked on thread list pulled up a mailx i didnt expect to see there and noticed(from reports) that the thread was blocked 100% for SYSTM. I did some looking and found that system was a catchall and I'd like to specifically identify whats causing the blocks. Since I've noticed the blocks the system was rebooted so I'm really looking for ideas on how to track it next time it occurs.
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Paula J Frazer-Campbell
Honored Contributor

Re: 20 mailx processes w/threads blocked by system

HI
I would start by looking for the incorrect use of mailx in a script.

Paula
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Steven E. Protter
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Re: 20 mailx processes w/threads blocked by system

Here is an example based on Paula's advice.

/usr/sbin/dmesg | mailx -s "Hardware error detected /tmp/checkhardware" stevenprotter@juf.org

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