> Is there any way i can limit the cpu time a processes takes? more
> specificly ipop3d? Once in a while i get a runaway one that takes 99%
> of
> my cpu time up and blocks others from accessing popmail. Also my
> syslogd
> process usually hovers at around 25% and i want to keep that down a
> little
> too.
>
[Tempel, Philippe] You can take a look at the nice
command. It won't cause processes to automagically
have less work, but it will let you give them a lower
priority so the other processes can get the CPU time
more often. Start with "man nice".
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