Hi Ronin On Thursday 27 March 2003 14:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:59:59 -0500 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Every so often, things will slow to a CRAWL, > > and then poof, go back to normal. WHAT IS THIS? > > How can I stop it? > > Whatever clever program is running in the background, > > I would like it to stop! > > Wow, with that hardware you shouldn't slow down for anything. :) > > When things slow down, do "ps ax" and go through the list of running > processes.
Most likely there is the "updatedb" and/or "man-db" process searching around your HD. This slows down *every* box. "updatedb" enables you to look for a certain file with "locate filename", while "man-bd" is responsible for the "apropos" database. If you never use the "locate" command, consider removing the dlocate (or slocate) package. hth joerg -- Gib GATES keine Chance! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
