Hi Mity,
(That's "Uh_Clem", by the way. American humor, ca. 1971, reference.)
In answer to your queries:
1) Yes, the folder does exist (in HD/private/tmp).
2) The output of the ps -avvvx is attached as ps_results.txt
3) Two log files are attached. (Had to append .txt or files wouldn't transmit.)
4) See (3)
5) The output of the sudo command is attached as sudo_results.txt
Back to you...
Uh_Clem, over
[Also, a minor quibble: When I first attached the original script-log files to this reply, your system rejected my post since the files didn't have an approved file type. When I changed the names, re-attached the files and tried again, I was told that it was a duplicate post and was again rejected. I had to go back to the forum and start from scratch.]