I running sarge with 2.6.8-686 as a desktop workstation. I notice a slow down when I'm doing something as simple as copying a large file and top shows the 'cp' command only using about 7% of cpu, but also shows 'famd' as a big hog, using about 60-70 % cpu.
I've also had a couple freeze ups (like $M) when doing routine things like removeing a large file. I haven't been able to troubleshoot the cause, but now wonder if they were related to fam. My question is why do I need fam? Should I remove it altogether or just delete the rc?.d links? TIA
