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+What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+run git annex assistant, add a file, which is picked up and pushed by the assistant.  
+
+What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
+
+a ps -ef shows a large number of defunct git processes.. for example:
+<pre>
+nelg      9622     1  0 02:01 ?        00:00:01 git-annex assistant
+nelg      9637  9622  0 02:01 ?        00:00:00 git --git-dir=/home/nelg/Downloads/test2/.git --work-tree=/home/nelg/Downloads/test2 cat-file --batch
+nelg     12080  9622  0 02:19 ?        00:00:00 [git] <defunct>
+nelg     12082  9622  0 02:19 ?        00:00:00 [git] <defunct>
+nelg     12083  9622  0 02:19 ?        00:00:00 [git] <defunct>
+nelg     12084  9622  0 02:19 ?        00:00:00 [git] <defunct>
+-----
+</pre>
+
+What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+Compiled git annex from git (cbcd208d158f8e42dda03a5eeaf1bac21045a140), on Mandriva 2010.2, 32 bit, using ghc-7.4.1.
+ git version 1.7.1
+
+
+Please provide any additional information below.
+
+I also found that the version of git I have does not support the option: --allow-empty-message
+So, suggest that if the version of git installed is an older version, that the params in  Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs
+are changed to  [ Param "-m", Param "git assistant".... or something like that.
+
+I have done this on my copy for testing it.
+
+For testing, I am also using two repositories on the same computer.  I set this up from the command line, as the web app does not seem to support syncing to two different git folders on the same computer.