RE: Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of "ps"
This is the power management kacpid daemon (in both Ubuntu and Suse 9): It has a known CPU overrun issue (in both distros): http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/SuSE/2005-07/1975.html http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=399619 You can disable it: http://tech.jsemmanuel.com/2008/03/kacpid-hogging-up-cpu.html additional useful commands for process identification: netstat -anp | more lsof | less ps waux see also pci devices: lspci > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > CC: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:18:22 -0700 > Subject: Re: Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of "ps" > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > > if it shows up in a PS then its running ;-) > > > > however kacpid is just the type of acpi daemon k probably the KDE > > implementation of it if took a guess. > > In this case, the k stands for kernel. It's the kernel ACPI daemon. > > -Dale > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Jon M. Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Those are kernel processes/threads. > > > --- > > > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > > > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ > > > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ > > > Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 22, 2008, at 5:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > >> WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) > > >> > > >> Hello there: > > >> > > >> I have a Suse 9 machine as: > > >> -- > > >> # uname -r > > >> 2.6.5-7.97-smp > > >> # cat /etc/issue > > >> > > >> Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l). > > >> -- > > >> > > >> I am trying to determine if the acpi daemon is running, but all I > > >> find is: > > >> > > >> # ps aux|grep acp > > >> root 5 0.0 0.0 00 ?S< Sep22 0:00 > > >> [kacpid] > > >> > > >> There is no reference whatsoever to "kacpid" in /etc/init.d > > >> > > >> Also, WHAT DO THE BRACKETS in [kacpid] mean? > > >> I have always wondered about those brackets and "man ps" doesn't > > >> really > > >> help... > > >> > > >> Appreciate any help. > > >> Thanks > > >> Enrique > > >> --- > > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --- > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > > > Stephen > > --- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss _ Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_102008--- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of "ps"
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > if it shows up in a PS then its running ;-) > > however kacpid is just the type of acpi daemon k probably the KDE > implementation of it if took a guess. In this case, the k stands for kernel. It's the kernel ACPI daemon. -Dale > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Jon M. Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Those are kernel processes/threads. > > --- > > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ > > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ > > Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > On Oct 22, 2008, at 5:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) > >> > >> Hello there: > >> > >> I have a Suse 9 machine as: > >> -- > >> # uname -r > >> 2.6.5-7.97-smp > >> # cat /etc/issue > >> > >> Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l). > >> -- > >> > >> I am trying to determine if the acpi daemon is running, but all I > >> find is: > >> > >> # ps aux|grep acp > >> root 5 0.0 0.0 00 ?S< Sep22 0:00 > >> [kacpid] > >> > >> There is no reference whatsoever to "kacpid" in /etc/init.d > >> > >> Also, WHAT DO THE BRACKETS in [kacpid] mean? > >> I have always wondered about those brackets and "man ps" doesn't > >> really > >> help... > >> > >> Appreciate any help. > >> Thanks > >> Enrique > >> --- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of "ps"
if it shows up in a PS then its running ;-) however kacpid is just the type of acpi daemon k probably the KDE implementation of it if took a guess. On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Jon M. Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Those are kernel processes/threads. > --- > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ > Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Oct 22, 2008, at 5:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) >> >> Hello there: >> >> I have a Suse 9 machine as: >> -- >> # uname -r >> 2.6.5-7.97-smp >> # cat /etc/issue >> >> Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l). >> -- >> >> I am trying to determine if the acpi daemon is running, but all I >> find is: >> >> # ps aux|grep acp >> root 5 0.0 0.0 00 ?S< Sep22 0:00 >> [kacpid] >> >> There is no reference whatsoever to "kacpid" in /etc/init.d >> >> Also, WHAT DO THE BRACKETS in [kacpid] mean? >> I have always wondered about those brackets and "man ps" doesn't >> really >> help... >> >> Appreciate any help. >> Thanks >> Enrique >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of "ps"
Thanks, that's what I thought...:) ET Jon M. Hanson writes: > Those are kernel processes/threads. > --- > Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) > Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ > Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ > Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Oct 22, 2008, at 5:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) >> >> Hello there: >> >> I have a Suse 9 machine as: >> -- >> # uname -r >> 2.6.5-7.97-smp >> # cat /etc/issue >> >> Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l). >> -- >> >> I am trying to determine if the acpi daemon is running, but all I >> find is: >> >> # ps aux|grep acp >> root 5 0.0 0.0 00 ?S< Sep22 0:00 >> [kacpid] >> >> There is no reference whatsoever to "kacpid" in /etc/init.d >> >> Also, WHAT DO THE BRACKETS in [kacpid] mean? >> I have always wondered about those brackets and "man ps" doesn't >> really >> help... >> >> Appreciate any help. >> Thanks >> Enrique >> --- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of "ps"
Those are kernel processes/threads. --- Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ) Weblog: http://the-hansons-az.net/wordpress/ Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/ Jabber IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Oct 22, 2008, at 5:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) > > Hello there: > > I have a Suse 9 machine as: > -- > # uname -r > 2.6.5-7.97-smp > # cat /etc/issue > > Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l). > -- > > I am trying to determine if the acpi daemon is running, but all I > find is: > > # ps aux|grep acp > root 5 0.0 0.0 00 ?S< Sep22 0:00 > [kacpid] > > There is no reference whatsoever to "kacpid" in /etc/init.d > > Also, WHAT DO THE BRACKETS in [kacpid] mean? > I have always wondered about those brackets and "man ps" doesn't > really > help... > > Appreciate any help. > Thanks > Enrique > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Suse 9, [kacpid] and display of "ps"
WHAT DO THE BRACKETS mean? (down below) Hello there: I have a Suse 9 machine as: -- # uname -r 2.6.5-7.97-smp # cat /etc/issue Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586) - Kernel \r (\l). -- I am trying to determine if the acpi daemon is running, but all I find is: # ps aux|grep acp root 5 0.0 0.0 00 ?S< Sep22 0:00 [kacpid] There is no reference whatsoever to "kacpid" in /etc/init.d Also, WHAT DO THE BRACKETS in [kacpid] mean? I have always wondered about those brackets and "man ps" doesn't really help... Appreciate any help. Thanks Enrique --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
