still get a <defunct> using a python script in the crontab

[Zentrader]

> If I run the command /usr/sbin/program_prgchk everything works (no
> <defunct> process)
> But when I use it in the crontab I get a <defunct> process

The crontabs file on my system is stored in /var/spool/cron/
crontabs/.  It appears you are checking the wrong file.  Try a
"crontab -e" from the command line and compare it to the contents in
the /etc/crontab file.