# Zombie process continuous generated by elastic-agent

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-continuous-generated-by-elastic-agent/324966>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Created:** [February 8, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-continuous-generated-by-elastic-agent/324966 "2023-02-08T05:17:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xu\_Danny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xu_danny/32/116922_2.png) [@Xu\_Danny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Xu_Danny)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-continuous-generated-by-elastic-agent/324966/1 "2023-02-08T05:17:12Z")

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found zombie process which parent process is elastic-agent, after kill elastic-agent for a while, it automatically start and generate new zombie child process.

```auto
root@cdh1:~# ps -A -ostat,ppid,pid,cmd|grep elastic-agent
Ssl 1 12451 /opt/Elastic/Agent/elastic-agent
Zs 12451 12473 [elastic-agent] <defunct>
Sl 12451 12512 /opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/install/apm-server-8.4.0-linux-x86_64/apm-server -E management.enabled=true -E gc_percent=${APMSERVER_GOGC:100} -E logging.level=info -E http.enabled=true -E http.host=unix:///opt/Elastic/Agent/data/tmp/default/apm-server/apm-server.sock -E logging.files.path=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/logs/default -E logging.files.name=apm-server -E logging.files.keepfiles=7 -E logging.files.permission=0640 -E logging.files.interval=1h -E path.data=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/run/default/apm-server--8.4.0
Sl 12451 12522 /opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/install/filebeat-8.4.0-linux-x86_64/filebeat -E setup.ilm.enabled=false -E setup.template.enabled=false -E management.enabled=true -E logging.level=debug -E gc_percent=${FILEBEAT_GOGC:100} -E filebeat.config.modules.enabled=false -E logging.level=info -E http.enabled=true -E http.host=unix:///opt/Elastic/Agent/data/tmp/default/filebeat/filebeat.sock -E logging.files.path=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/logs/default -E logging.files.name=filebeat -E logging.files.keepfiles=7 -E logging.files.permission=0640 -E logging.files.interval=1h -E path.data=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/run/default/filebeat--8.4.0
Sl 12451 12530 /opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/install/metricbeat-8.4.0-linux-x86_64/metricbeat -E setup.ilm.enabled=false -E setup.template.enabled=false -E management.enabled=true -E logging.level=debug -E gc_percent=${METRICBEAT_GOGC:100} -E metricbeat.config.modules.enabled=false -E logging.level=info -E http.enabled=true -E http.host=unix:///opt/Elastic/Agent/data/tmp/default/metricbeat/metricbeat.sock -E logging.files.path=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/logs/default -E logging.files.name=metricbeat -E logging.files.keepfiles=7 -E logging.files.permission=0640 -E logging.files.interval=1h -E path.data=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/run/default/metricbeat--8.4.0
Sl 12451 12539 /opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/install/filebeat-8.4.0-linux-x86_64/filebeat -E setup.ilm.enabled=false -E setup.template.enabled=false -E management.enabled=true -E logging.level=debug -E gc_percent=${FILEBEAT_GOGC:100} -E filebeat.config.modules.enabled=false -E logging.level=info -E path.data=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/run/default/filebeat--8.4.0--36643631373035623733363936343635
Sl 12451 12571 /opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/install/metricbeat-8.4.0-linux-x86_64/metricbeat -E setup.ilm.enabled=false -E setup.template.enabled=false -E management.enabled=true -E logging.level=debug -E gc_percent=${METRICBEAT_GOGC:100} -E metricbeat.config.modules.enabled=false -E logging.level=info -E path.data=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/run/default/metricbeat--8.4.0--36643631373035623733363936343635
Sl 12451 19425 /opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/install/fleet-server-8.4.0-linux-x86_64/fleet-server --agent-mode -E logging.level=info -E http.enabled=true -E http.host=unix:///opt/Elastic/Agent/data/tmp/default/fleet-server/fleet-server.sock -E logging.files.path=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/logs/default -E logging.files.name=fleet-server -E logging.files.keepfiles=7 -E logging.files.permission=0640 -E logging.files.interval=1h -E path.data=/opt/Elastic/Agent/data/elastic-agent-56a002/run/default/fleet-server--8.4.0
S+ 10044 19443 grep elastic-agent

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-continuous-generated-by-elastic-agent/324966/2 "2023-03-08T05:18:06Z")

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