title: MQ process amqrmppa get defunct status in Linux
body: <p>i've got a problem with process <strong><code>amqrmppa</code></strong> showing <strong><code>defunct</code></strong> status, please see detail as below:</p>
  
  <pre><code>mqm       2055  2912  0 Sep01 ?        00:00:31 [amqrmppa] &lt;defunct&gt;
  mqm       2524  2912  0 Sep02 ?        00:00:23 [amqrmppa] &lt;defunct&gt;
  mqm       2570  2912  0 Sep03 ?        00:00:21 [amqrmppa] &lt;defunct&gt;
  mqm       4754  2912  0 Sep03 ?        00:00:19 [amqrmppa] &lt;defunct&gt;
  mqm       5628  2912  0 Sep02 ?        00:00:23 [amqrmppa] &lt;defunct&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>i checked the error log file but got nothing clue there. can you help me figure it out? how to handle this?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
  <p>WebSphere MQ for Linux (x86-64 platform) 
     7.0.1.5 
     Linux 2.6.32.12-0.7-default</p>