Re: [CentOS] What is eating my memory?

2007-08-30 Thread Robert Spangler
On Thu August 30 2007 00:08, William Warren wrote: easier waylog in as root and type the word free to get a much slimmer version of that information. If the numbers look odd(after posting them here) then the more expansive option below is needed. You don't need to log in as root to

thanks - Re: [CentOS] What is eating my memory?

2007-08-30 Thread Robert Moskowitz
William Warren wrote: your mahcine is fine. swap is at zero. You have most of your ram being used by cache. This is also normal for a linux machine. If an application needs to ram being used for file caching the kernel will clear out that portion of cache and the program will have access

[CentOS] What is eating my memory?

2007-08-29 Thread Robert Moskowitz
The tail of two systems and one hard drive. I install centos 5 on a HD while it is in a Compaq with 256Mb memory. After install, i am in graphics mode (Gnome) and top reports not quite all 256Mb used. Then I move the HD to a decTOP with 512Mb memory. I am running non-graphics (init 3). I

Re: [CentOS] What is eating my memory?

2007-08-29 Thread Alfred von Campe
I install centos 5 on a HD while it is in a Compaq with 256Mb memory. After install, i am in graphics mode (Gnome) and top reports not quite all 256Mb used. Then I move the HD to a decTOP with 512Mb memory. I am running non- graphics (init 3). I ssh into the unit and top reports not

Re: [CentOS] What is eating my memory?

2007-08-29 Thread William Warren
easier waylog in as root and type the word free to get a much slimmer version of that information. If the numbers look odd(after posting them here) then the more expansive option below is needed. Alfred von Campe wrote: I install centos 5 on a HD while it is in a Compaq with 256Mb memory.

Re: [CentOS] What is eating my memory?

2007-08-29 Thread Paul
On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 22:56 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: The tail of two systems and one hard drive. I install centos 5 on a HD while it is in a Compaq with 256Mb memory. After install, i am in graphics mode (Gnome) and top reports not quite all 256Mb used. Then I move the HD to a

Re: [CentOS] What is eating my memory?

2007-08-29 Thread Robert Moskowitz
Below is both results... William Warren wrote: easier waylog in as root and type the word free to get a much slimmer version of that information. If the numbers look odd(after posting them here) then the more expansive option below is needed. Alfred von Campe wrote: I install centos 5 on