On Thu, January 25, 2007 03:29, Les wrote: > Ladies and gentlemen... > I have 104 processes listed when I run the monitor. My system is > slowing to a crawl, dropping internet connections and jerking like it has epilepsy. Would someone > please tell me how many process should be running in a simple workstation setup (not a server). > > Or better yet post a list. > > > Thanks, > Les H > Here you are mines, few minutes after turning on my laptop: [root@Arbusto ~]# ps aux | wc -l 88 USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND root 1 0.0 0.1 1992 672 ? S 09:21 0:00 init [5] root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 09:21 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 09:21 0:00 [watchdog/0] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [events/0] root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [khelper] root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [kthread] root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [kblockd/0] root 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [kacpid] root 98 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [khubd] root 151 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 09:21 0:00 [pdflush] root 152 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 09:21 0:00 [pdflush] root 154 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [aio/0] root 153 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 09:21 0:00 [kswapd0] root 241 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [kseriod] root 310 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 09:21 0:00 [pccardd] root 316 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [kpsmoused] root 333 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 09:21 0:00 [kjournald] root 372 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [kauditd] root 400 0.0 0.1 2208 692 ? S<s 09:21 0:00 /sbin/udevd -d root 790 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [ipw2200/0] root 1260 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 09:21 0:00 [kmirrord] root 1371 0.0 0.0 1588 296 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 cpuspeed -d -n root 1606 0.0 0.1 1652 600 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 syslogd -m 0 root 1609 0.0 0.0 1604 404 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 klogd -x rpc 1628 0.0 0.1 1728 564 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 portmap rpcuser 1647 0.0 0.1 1744 720 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 rpc.statd root 1675 0.0 0.1 4724 588 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 rpc.idmapd root 1721 0.0 0.0 1444 164 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-bridge -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-0.pid /dev/vmnet0 eth0 root 1735 0.0 0.0 1696 340 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-natd -d /var/run/vmnet-natd-8.pid -m /var/run/vmnet-natd-8.mac -c /etc/vmware/vmnet8/na t/nat.conf dbus 1746 0.0 0.1 3064 936 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 dbus-daemon --system root 1854 0.0 0.1 1872 724 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 /usr/sbin/automount --timeout=60 /net program /etc/auto.net root 1868 0.0 0.0 1904 480 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/sbin/smartd root 1877 0.0 0.0 1600 480 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid root 1886 0.0 0.0 15212 500 ? Ssl 09:22 0:00 ./hpiod root 1893 0.0 0.0 1448 104 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-netifup -d /var/run/vmnet-netifup-vmnet1.pid /dev/vmnet1 vmnet1 root 1902 0.0 0.0 1444 100 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-netifup -d /var/run/vmnet-netifup-vmnet8.pid /dev/vmnet8 vmnet8 root 1949 0.0 1.0 12016 5076 ? S 09:22 0:00 python ./hpssd.py root 1960 0.0 0.0 1820 344 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t exps2 root 1969 0.0 0.2 5172 1112 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 crond xfs 2000 0.0 0.7 5500 3816 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 xfs -droppriv -daemon root 2009 0.0 0.0 1592 492 ? SNs 09:22 0:00 anacron -s root 2018 0.0 0.0 2156 456 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd root 2053 0.0 0.0 1764 236 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-dhcpd -cf /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf -lf /etc/vmware/vmnet1/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases -pf /var/run/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet1.pid vmnet1 avahi 2083 0.0 0.2 2800 1456 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 avahi-daemon: running [Arbusto.local] root 2084 0.0 0.0 1764 240 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 /usr/bin/vmnet-dhcpd -cf /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.conf -lf /etc/vmware/vmnet8/dhcpd/dhcpd.leases -pf /var/run/vmnet-dhcpd-vmnet8.pid vmnet8 avahi 2085 0.0 0.0 2800 320 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper process 68 2114 0.1 0.6 5016 3364 ? Ss 09:22 0:01 hald root 2115 0.0 0.2 3132 1024 ? S 09:22 0:00 hald-runner 68 2121 0.0 0.1 2232 888 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/libexec/hald-addon-acpi 68 2130 0.0 0.1 2228 884 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/libexec/hald-addon-keyboard root 2137 0.0 0.1 2192 716 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/libexec/hald-addon-storage root 2161 0.0 0.0 1588 412 tty1 Ss+ 09:22 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1 root 2172 0.0 0.0 1584 412 tty2 Ss+ 09:22 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2 root 2175 0.0 0.0 1584 412 tty3 Ss+ 09:22 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3 root 2178 0.0 0.0 1584 444 tty4 Ss+ 09:22 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4 root 2181 0.0 0.0 1588 416 tty5 Ss+ 09:22 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5 root 2190 0.0 0.0 1588 416 tty6 Ss+ 09:22 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6 root 2191 0.0 0.2 4448 1248 ? Ss 09:22 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon root 2196 0.0 0.4 12716 2492 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon root 2257 0.0 0.5 13436 2816 ? S 09:22 0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon root 2259 4.9 4.1 28068 21268 tty7 Rs+ 09:22 0:43 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7 manu 2319 0.0 0.2 7860 1056 ? Ss 09:24 0:00 wmaker manu 2362 0.0 0.1 4096 680 ? Ss 09:24 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session wmaker manu 2365 0.0 0.0 2892 500 ? S 09:24 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session wmaker manu 2366 0.0 0.0 3016 424 ? Ss 09:24 0:00 dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 8 --print-address 6 --session manu 2367 0.2 1.0 9768 5188 ? S 09:24 0:01 wmaker --for-real manu 2370 0.5 1.9 29496 9772 ? Ss 09:24 0:04 gkrellm manu 2388 0.0 0.9 10616 4928 ? Ss 09:25 0:00 xterm -sb -bg black -fg red manu 2390 0.0 0.2 4584 1504 pts/1 Ss 09:25 0:00 bash root 2410 0.0 0.2 4776 1248 pts/1 S 09:25 0:00 su - root 2413 0.0 0.3 4580 1540 pts/1 S 09:25 0:00 -bash manu 2461 0.0 0.2 4400 1080 ? Ss 09:25 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.4/firefox manu 2470 0.0 0.2 4400 1096 ? S 09:25 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.4/run-mozilla.sh /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.4/firefox-bin manu 2475 10.4 11.3 178984 57392 ? Rl 09:25 1:11 /usr/lib/firefox-1.5.0.4/firefox-bin manu 2479 0.1 0.7 7404 3772 ? S 09:25 0:00 /usr/libexec/gconfd-2 11 manu 2674 2.9 7.1 103252 36056 ? Sl 09:35 0:03 kmail manu 2676 0.1 0.6 28236 3172 ? Ss 09:35 0:00 kdeinit Running... manu 2680 0.0 1.0 27816 5528 ? S 09:35 0:00 dcopserver [kdeinit] --nosid --suicide manu 2682 0.0 1.4 29812 7496 ? S 09:35 0:00 klauncher [kdeinit] manu 2684 0.3 2.0 31052 10368 ? S 09:35 0:00 kded [kdeinit] manu 2688 0.0 0.2 2572 1348 ? R 09:35 0:00 /usr/libexec/gam_server manu 2692 0.1 2.0 34820 10328 ? S 09:35 0:00 knotify [kdeinit] manu 2701 0.4 2.6 17452 13360 ? S 09:35 0:00 aspell -a -S -C -d es manu 2704 0.0 1.2 28608 6356 ? S 09:35 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-manu/klauncherBoPnRb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-manu/kmaililfMQb.s lave-socket Hope that helps -- Manuel Arostegui Ramirez. Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues.
