Starting from the thing that popped into my head first, why are you getting so many processes? Do you start with one or a few, and then they start replicating? If so, I'd guess you've got a case of the *'s syndrome. The * * * * * * at the beginning of the crontab file basically tells cron to kick off your script(s) every minute.
If you're not doing that, then you really need to figure out why you get so many processes, because something is pretty obviously broken.
Other potential traps to avoid include - Jobs run from cron have a very limited environment compared to most user environments. If the scripts need a better environment, you need to ensure they get that environment.
- Paths are part of the environment discussion above, either fully specify them, or make sure the scripts compensate appropriately.
That's all I can think of for now, hope this helps your situation -Scott
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