processes left hanging by cronjob

[bentterp]

Hi something's not quite right with the half-hourly cronjob, or at least with my installation of it:

root 22030 818 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/CROND -n
minecra+ 22035 22030 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 [msm]
minecra+ 22346 22030 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sendmail -FCronDaemon -i -odi -oem -oi -t -f minecraft
minecra+ 22358 22346 0 13:00 ? 00:00:01 /usr/sbin/postdrop -r
minecra+ 23075 1 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /etc/init.d/msm all worlds todisk
minecra+ 23078 23075 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 bash -c tail --pid=22035 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 "/data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log" 2>/dev/null
minecra+ 23079 23078 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 tail --pid=22035 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 /data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log
minecra+ 23099 1 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /etc/init.d/msm all worlds todisk
minecra+ 23102 23099 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 bash -c tail --pid=22035 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 "/data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log" 2>/dev/null
minecra+ 23103 23102 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 tail --pid=22035 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 /data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log
minecra+ 23286 1 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /etc/init.d/msm all worlds todisk
minecra+ 23289 23286 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 bash -c tail --pid=22035 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 "/data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log" 2>/dev/null
minecra+ 23290 23289 0 13:00 ? 00:00:00 tail --pid=22035 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 /data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log
root 23446 818 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/CROND -n
minecra+ 23450 23446 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 [msm]
minecra+ 23601 23446 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sendmail -FCronDaemon -i -odi -oem -oi -t -f minecraft
minecra+ 23609 23601 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/postdrop -r
minecra+ 24072 1 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /etc/init.d/msm all worlds todisk
minecra+ 24075 24072 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 bash -c tail --pid=23450 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 "/data/msm/servers/snapshot/logs/latest.log" 2>/dev/null
minecra+ 24076 24075 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 tail --pid=23450 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 /data/msm/servers/snapshot/logs/latest.log
minecra+ 24304 1 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /etc/init.d/msm all worlds todisk
minecra+ 24308 24304 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 bash -c tail --pid=23450 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 "/data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log" 2>/dev/null
minecra+ 24309 24308 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 tail --pid=23450 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 /data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log
minecra+ 24329 1 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /etc/init.d/msm all worlds todisk
minecra+ 24332 24329 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 bash -c tail --pid=23450 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 "/data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log" 2>/dev/null
minecra+ 24333 24332 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 tail --pid=23450 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 /data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log
root 24401 28895 0 nov26 pts/5 00:00:01 /bin/bash
minecra+ 24517 1 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 /bin/bash /etc/init.d/msm all worlds todisk
minecra+ 24520 24517 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 bash -c tail --pid=23450 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 "/data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log" 2>/dev/null
minecra+ 24521 24520 0 13:30 ? 00:00:00 tail --pid=23450 --follow=name --retry --lines=20 --sleep-interval=0.1 /data/msm/servers/terpcraft/server.log

This doesn't happen when I run the cronjob myself using sudo:

[root@tux2 ~]# sudo -u minecraft /etc/init.d/msm all worlds todisk
find: failed to restore initial working directory: Permission denied
find: failed to restore initial working directory: Permission denied
find: failed to restore initial working directory: Permission denied
find: failed to restore initial working directory: Permission denied
Disabling level saving... Done.
Forcing save... Done.
Synchronising worlds in RAM to disk... Done.
Enabling level saving... Done.
Disabling level saving... Done.
Forcing save... Done.
Synchronising worlds in RAM to disk... Done.
Enabling level saving... Done.
[root@tux2 ~]#

Any suggestions?

regards,
Bent