On Monday 14 January 2008 07:14, Kain, Becki (B.) wrote: > okay, I'm trying to solve why certain processes keep pegging cpu's > and not letting them go. What do you suggest I use to track this > down?
Well, for starters you have to identify the processes in question and find out what they do or are supposed to do. It's true that most of the routine monitoring application (top, e.g.) are somewhat crude. If a program just pegs the CPU for an extended period of time, then you can clearly see that in top or one of its brethren. But if a program makes excessive but sporadic use of the CPU, it won't help. And if the CPU is not tied to a process (excessive interrupts, e.g.), then it won't cause any process to move up on a top listing 'cause the CPU utilization is not accounted to any process. The most sophisticated program you have for monitoring your system is KDE System Guard. It can record and display a lot of information both locally and remotely. It can show a tabular display such as that of (or, more aptly, like "qps") and it can plot values graphically over time. > Thanks in advance Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
