douglas@dekalb.UUCP (Douglas B. Jones) (06/15/90)
%ps xtco PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND 38 co S 0:06 evl 19060 co I 0:11 dump 0usd 2400 10240 /dev/rra0g 19061 co D 1:27 dump 0usd 2400 10240 /dev/rra0g 21830 co I 0:01 -csh (csh) I always thought new processes were given the next higher available pid. So, why are the dumps that were executed from the csh (21830) given a lower pid than the login shell. I am positive of the sequence of events, since I did them myself. Info: Mv3600, Ultrix 3.0 Number of processes on the system right now: %ps ax|wc 87 624 3592 %ps xt20 # edited, I am on tty20 PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND 19265 20 R 0:01 (ps) Note that the newest pid is still lower than the login shell. So, the question is why the the login shell get such a higher pid number. This login shell was started this morning, so it is not left over from a previous day. %last -2 root root console Thu Jun 14 12:38 still logged in root console Fri Jun 8 11:59 - 15:53 (03:53) %date Thu Jun 14 13:19:58 EDT 1990 Also, not so many process have come about that the pid counter would have rolled over at 30,000, back to 100 and up to the 19 thousands. Any ideas? Douglas -- Doulas B. Jones douglas@dekalb Academic Computer Center or gatech!dekalb!douglas DeKalb College 555 N. Indian Creek Drive/Clarkston, Ga. 30021