[Asterisk-Users] Multiple instances of asterisk showing from 'ps aux'

[Mojo with Horan & Company, LLC]

Are you running safe_asterisk or asterisk directly?


Jason Walker wrote:
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> When I run 'ps aux' I get this:
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> root       964  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       965  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       967  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       975  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       982  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       984  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:12 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       986  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       987  0.1  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   1:10 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       988  0.1  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   1:24 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       989  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       993  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       994  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:17 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       996  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:00 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root       997  0.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    00:02   0:02 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root     24202  1.2  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    09:04   6:52 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root     29417  1.6  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    11:07   6:54 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root      6555  1.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    14:44   2:04 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root      8463  1.1  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    15:29   1:53 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
> root     14405  1.0  0.4 47836 8280 ?        S    17:47   0:15 asterisk 
> -vvvg -c
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> My question is, why are there 21 instances of asterisk running?
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> I understand the concept of a multi-threaded app in Linux (such as 
> httpd). I am just looking for possible avenues and explanations of where 
> I could look to figure out what each instance (or some of the instances) 
> are actually doing.
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> * 1.0.9; FC1
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> Thanks in advance
>  
> Jason
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