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subprocess-e2b: remote process group ${processGroupId} remai

Error message

subprocess-e2b: remote process group ${processGroupId} remained live after force termination

What it means

Error "subprocess-e2b: remote process group ${processGroupId} remained live after force termination" thrown in deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.

Source

Thrown at packages/e2b/subprocess-e2b/src/process.ts:640

    }
    this.terminationSignal = 'SIGKILL'
    await this.forceKillGroup(sandbox, handle, processGroupId)
    this.markQuiescent()
  }

  private async forceKillGroup(sandbox: Sandbox, handle: CommandHandle, processGroupId: number): Promise<void> {
    try {
      await signalRemoteGroups(sandbox, this.controlEnvs, [processGroupId], 'KILL')
    } catch (_processGroupKillFailure) {
      // SDK kill and the final liveness probe remain independent cleanup paths.
    }
    try {
      await handle.kill()
    } catch (_sdkKillFailure) {
      // The final liveness probe, not either transport's self-report, proves cleanup.
    }
    if (await this.waitForGroupExit(sandbox, processGroupId)) return
    throw new Error(`subprocess-e2b: remote process group ${processGroupId} remained live after force termination`)
  }

  private async waitForGroupExit(sandbox: Sandbox, processGroupId: number): Promise<boolean> {
    const deadline = Date.now() + this.spec.graceMs
    while (await this.groupAlive(sandbox, processGroupId)) {
      if (Date.now() >= deadline) return false
      await waitTick(this.pollMs)
    }
    return true
  }

  private throwTerminationFailure(): void {
    if (this.terminationFailure !== undefined) throw this.terminationFailure
  }

  private async groupAlive(sandbox: Sandbox, pid: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<boolean> {
    const result = await sandbox.commands.run(
      `set -o pipefail; ps -eo pgid=,stat= | awk '$1 == ${pid} && $2 !~ /^[ZXx]/ { live=1 } END { if (live) print "live" }'`,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/e2b/subprocess-e2b/src/process.ts:640 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness@b150a551b8 (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/fd3182a37b138be8. Report an issue: GitHub.