Hi Michael, On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 05:24:34PM -0000, Michael Helmling wrote: > Public bug reported: > > Binary package hint: openssh-server > > Hi, since upgrading to karmic on one machine I get a strange behavior of > sshd: > > - After exitting an SSH-session, the terminal on the client machine hangs > instead of closing > - On the server there is a "sshd <defunct>" after each such session (this is > especially annoying since I have a nagios server checking the SSH status > every few minutes, so the number of zombie processes rapidly increases) > - Additionally, I noticed that "Ctrl-C" does not work inside the SSH session, > which is a bash shortcut that I use very often ;-) (should start a new empty > command line ignoring what you've entered so far) > > > Restarting sshd takes exceptionally long, but at least kills all the zombies. > When I'm working on a terminal directly at the machine (i.e. not over SSH), > the behavior is totally normal, so I consider this an ssh (or at least > ssh-related) bug. >
I've seen a similar behavior when I clone virtual machines. Rebooting the virtual instance fixes all of the issue though. Is your system a virtual machine or a physical machine? What happens if you reboot the system? How is the system installed (from an iso, the network)? status incomplete -- Mathias Gug Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- sshd zombie processes and strange behavior after karmic upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/407428 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
