crond killing my server

[benito]

25494 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25495 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25496 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25497 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25498 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25499 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25500 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25501 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25502 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25503 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25504 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25505 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25506 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25507 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25508 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25509 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25510 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25511 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25512 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25513 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25514 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25515 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25516 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25517 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25518 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25519 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25520 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25521 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25522 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25524 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25525 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25526 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25527 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25528 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25530 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26519 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26520 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26521 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26522 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26523 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26524 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26525 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26526 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26527 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26528 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26529 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26530 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26531 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26532 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26533 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26534 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26535 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26536 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26537 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26538 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26539 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26540 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26541 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26542 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26543 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26544 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26545 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26546 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26547 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26548 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26549 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26550 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26551 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26552 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26553 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26554 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26555 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26556 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26557 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26558 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26559 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26561 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26562 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26563 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26564 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26566 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26567 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26568 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26569 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26570 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26571 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26572 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26573 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26574 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26575 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26576 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26577 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26578 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26579 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26580 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26581 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26582 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26583 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26584 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26585 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26586 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26588 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26589 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26590 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26591 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26592 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26593 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26594 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26595 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26596 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26597 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26598 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26599 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26600 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26601 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26603 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
26605 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond

And there are a lot more, 3k +

The problem is that i do not know that is trying to execute that cron, owned by root. Anyone have any trouble like this one with crond ?

[AndyReed]

25494 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond
25495 root 0 0.0 0.1 crond

And there are a lot more, 3k +

The problem is that i do not know that is trying to execute that cron, owned by root.

Track down these processes by running this command at the prompt:
/usr/sbin/lsof -t -i:PID
then
/sbin/service crond restart

[benito]

Track down these processes by running this command at the prompt:
/usr/sbin/lsof -t -i:PID
then
/sbin/service crond restart

It happend again today, but that command does nothing, not show anything on screen. I have to stop the crond service for a while. There is another way to track a process ?