# Zombie process generated by elastic-agent

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-generated-by-elastic-agent/305569>\
**Category:** Endpoint Security\
**Tags:** elastic-agent\
**Created:** [May 25, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-generated-by-elastic-agent/305569 "2022-05-25T07:48:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![gklink2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@gklink2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gklink2)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-generated-by-elastic-agent/305569/1 "2022-05-25T07:48:14Z")

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after the host installed elastic-agent,we can found 2 zombie process,  
it can be solved after kill 9,  
but the host is offine,system restart dosen't work.

command: ps aux | grep Z  
elastic-agent version:8.0.0---8.2.1  
elastic-agent beat version also have

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**Author:** ![MichelLaterman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michellaterman/32/110221_2.png) [@MichelLaterman](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MichelLaterman)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-generated-by-elastic-agent/305569/2 "2022-05-30T16:45:21Z")

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Can you provide the output of `ps aux | grep elastic-agent`?  
What operations did you run recently? an upgrade?

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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:** [June 27, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zombie-process-generated-by-elastic-agent/305569/3 "2022-06-27T16:46:14Z")

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