I checked to see if chkrootkit is installed, and it isn't.  I just don't
see what process could be hung up.  Unless I don't know how to  fully
understand the output of ps. Here is a current ps -ef.  Things have not
changed much from the ps -aux I attached ealier.

thanks!

David

UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
root         1     0  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:06 init
root         2     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 [keventd]
root         3     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 [kapmd]
root         4     0  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 [ksoftirqd_CPU0]
root         5     0  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:11 [kswapd]
root         6     0  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:03 [bdflush]
root         7     0  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:03 [kupdated]
root         8     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 [mdrecoveryd]
root        11     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 [kreiserfsd]
root        65     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 devfsd /dev
root       278     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 [pagebuf_daemon]
root       603     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 [khubd]
root      1020     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:03 syslogd -m 0
root      1029     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 klogd -2
daemon    1083     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root      1206     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 cupsd
root      1340     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/amd -F
/etc/amd.conf -a /net
root      1378  1340  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 [rpciod]
rpc       1395     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 portmap
root      1468     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/automount
--timeout 60 /misc file /etc/auto.misc
root      1485     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/automount
--timeout 60 /net program /etc/auto.net
root      1599     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 gpm -t imps2 -m
/dev/psaux
root      1700     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 crond
xfs       1741     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:02 xfs -port -1 -daemon
-droppriv -user xfs
root      2030     1  0 Mar26 tty1     00:00:00 login -- david     
root      2031     1  0 Mar26 tty2     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
root      2032     1  0 Mar26 tty3     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
root      2033     1  0 Mar26 tty4     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
root      2038     1  0 Mar26 tty5     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
root      2039     1  0 Mar26 tty6     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
david     2855  2030  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 -bash
david     2940  2855  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 /bin/sh
/usr/openwin/bin/startx
david     2957  2940  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 xinit
/home/david/.xinitrc -- -deferglyphs 16
root      2959  2957  0 Mar26 ?        00:04:06 /etc/X11/X :0
-deferglyphs 16
david     3053  2957  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 sh /home/david/.xinitrc
david     3054  3053  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:05 /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2
david     3159  3054  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm2/FvwmButtons 7 4 /etc/X11/fvwm2/menu 0 8
david     3161  3054  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm2/FvwmAnimate 9 4 /etc/X11/fvwm2/menu 0 8
david     3163     1  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 xclock
david     3165  3054  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm2/FvwmPager 11 4 /etc/X11/fvwm2/menu 0 8 0 0
david     3167     1  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 xload -jumpscroll 1
-nolabel
david     3169     1  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 xbiff
david     3170     1  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 xeyes
david     4037  3054  0 Mar26 vc/1     00:00:00 /bin/sh -c   
/usr/lib/cups/scripts/cupsWebAdmin 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
david     4038  4037  0 Mar26 tty1     00:00:00 /bin/sh
/usr/lib/cups/scripts/cupsWebAdmin
david     4039  4038  0 Mar26 tty1     00:00:35
/usr/lib/netscape/netscape-communicator http://localhost:631/
david     4090  4039  0 Mar26 tty1     00:00:00 (dns helper)
david     7221     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:00 oafd --ac-activate
--ior-output-fd=11
david     7295     1  0 Mar26 ?        00:00:04 /usr/bin/medusa-idled
david    20202  3054  0 Mar27 vc/1     00:00:36 /usr/bin/gmc --nodesktop
david    20204     1  0 Mar27 ?        00:00:00 gnome-name-service
david    23026     1  0 Mar27 tty1     00:00:00 /usr/bin/gconfd-1 6
david    23047     1  0 Mar27 vc/1     00:00:00
/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm.real -name Terminal -sb -sl 1500 -ls
david    23056 23047  0 Mar27 pts/0    00:00:00 -bash
david    24143     1  0 Mar27 vc/1     00:00:00
/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm.real -name Terminal -sb -sl 1500 -ls
david    24152 24143  0 Mar27 pts/5    00:00:00 -bash
david    24207 24152  0 Mar27 pts/5    00:00:05 pan
david    24209 24207  0 Mar27 pts/5    00:00:00 pan
david    24210 24209  0 Mar27 pts/5    00:00:00 pan
david     1433 24209  0 06:41 pts/5    00:00:00 pan
david     1445 24209  0 06:42 pts/5    00:00:00 pan
david     1453 24209  0 06:42 pts/5    00:00:00 pan
david     1457 23056  0 06:43 pts/0    00:00:00 ps -ef


Angus Beath wrote:
> 
> David,
>         it may be a kernel process that's hung up somewhere. Having just had my
> machine doing weird things with load, check and see if you have
> chkrootkit installed - it hung my machine for quite some time for no
> apparent reason. Other than that, send a ps -ef it shows everything.
> Maybe with a little analysis something will come up.
> Regards,
> Angus Beath
> 
> On Wed, 2002-03-27 at 22:43, David Savolainen wrote:
> > Damian wrote:
> > >
> > > El mi�, 27-03-2002 a las 00:30, David Savolainen escribi�:
> > > > hello all,
> > > > Ever since I upgraded to 8.2, my load average will not drop below 1.00.
> > > > >From what I have been able to determine, the load average is a measure
> > > > of jobs in the run queue. What job could be permanently stuck in the run
> > > > queue?  How do I clear it (whatever "it" is) and bring things back to
> > > > normal?  ps does not seem to indicate anything continuously running.  In
> > > > fact, kapm-idled seems to be awol.  Any ideas about what could be
> > > > happening?
> > > >
> > > > Many thanks
> > > >
> > > > David
> > >
> > > it's probably a zombie/hung application. run kpm, top, gtop or whatever
> > > task manager you like, sort processes by CPU time the are taking,
> > > anything above 30% is high. so kill it and see what happens.
> > >
> > > anyway, note that prcesses that have the string " idle " in their names
> > > are not necesarily taking up processor cycles. for example, if you
> > > have a process taking 95% of CPU time called kernel-idle
> > >  ( just making the name up ) it just means that CPU is idle 95%
> > > of it's time.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Damian
> > >
> > >   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
> > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
> >
> > Thanks for the response.
> > When my system only has top and X running, the only processes using cpu
> > cycles are top and X.  The precent of cpu cycles usually stays below
> > 1%.  Although, Top always shows 1 process running.  Shutting down X does
> > not bring my load average below 1.00, so the culprit can't be X or an X
> > app.  Even when I have not apps of any kind running, my load aveage
> > stays nailed at 1.00.  Attached is the output of ps -aux.  Maybe someone
> > can see what I am missing.
> >
> > USER       PID %CPU %MEM   VSZ  RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
> > root         1  0.0  0.1  1412  504 ?        S    Mar26   0:06 init
> > root         2  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:00 [keventd]
> > root         3  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:00 [kapmd]
> > root         4  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SWN  Mar26   0:00
> > [ksoftirqd_CPU0]
> > root         5  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:02 [kswapd]
> > root         6  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:00 [bdflush]
> > root         7  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:00
> > [kupdated]
> > root         8  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW<  Mar26   0:00
> > [mdrecoveryd]
> > root        11  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:00
> > [kreiserfsd]
> > root        65  0.0  0.2  1772  804 ?        S    Mar26   0:00 devfsd
> > /dev
> > root       278  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:00
> > [pagebuf_daemon]
> > root       603  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:00 [khubd]
> > root      1020  0.0  0.1  1512  548 ?        S    Mar26   0:01 syslogd
> > -m 0
> > root      1029  0.0  0.2  2012 1020 ?        S    Mar26   0:00 klogd -2
> > daemon    1083  0.0  0.0  1436  284 ?        S    Mar26   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/atd
> > root      1206  0.0  0.4  4848 1880 ?        S    Mar26   0:00 cupsd
> > root      1340  0.0  0.1  4204  708 ?        D    Mar26   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/amd -F /etc/amd.conf -a /net
> > root      1378  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        SW   Mar26   0:00 [rpciod]
> > rpc       1395  0.0  0.1  1544  460 ?        S    Mar26   0:00 portmap
> > root      1468  0.0  0.1  1520  584 ?        S    Mar26   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/automount --timeout 60 /misc file /etc/auto.misc
> > root      1485  0.0  0.1  1520  580 ?        S    Mar26   0:00
> > /usr/sbin/automount --timeout 60 /net program /etc/auto.net
> > root      1599  0.0  0.1  1452  420 ?        S    Mar26   0:00 gpm -t
> > imps2 -m /dev/psaux
> > root      1700  0.0  0.1  1620  608 ?        S    Mar26   0:00 crond
> > xfs       1741  0.0  1.3  6460 5156 ?        S    Mar26   0:00 xfs -port
> > -1 -daemon -droppriv -user xfs
> > root      2030  0.0  0.3  2396 1296 tty1     S    Mar26   0:00 login --
> > david
> > root      2031  0.0  0.1  1380  408 tty2     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty2
> > root      2032  0.0  0.1  1380  408 tty3     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty3
> > root      2033  0.0  0.1  1380  408 tty4     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty4
> > root      2038  0.0  0.1  1380  408 tty5     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty5
> > root      2039  0.0  0.1  1380  408 tty6     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /sbin/mingetty tty6
> > david     2855  0.0  0.4  2788 1592 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 -bash
> > david     2940  0.0  0.3  2420 1200 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 /bin/sh
> > /usr/openwin/bin/startx
> > david     2957  0.0  0.1  2268  640 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 xinit
> > /home/david/.xinitrc -- -deferglyphs 16
> > root      2959  0.1  3.0 56724 11728 ?       R    Mar26   0:35
> > /etc/X11/X :0 -deferglyphs 16
> > david     3053  0.0  0.0  2416    8 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 sh
> > /home/david/.xinitrc
> > david     3054  0.0  0.1  2976  652 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:01
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2
> > david     3159  0.0  0.2  2588 1140 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm2/FvwmButtons 7 4 /etc/X11/fvwm2/menu 0 8
> > david     3161  0.0  0.1  2604  732 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm2/FvwmAnimate 9 4 /etc/X11/fvwm2/menu 0 8
> > david     3163  0.0  0.3  3340 1508 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 xclock
> > david     3165  0.0  0.2  2496  860 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fvwm2/FvwmPager 11 4 /etc/X11/fvwm2/menu 0 8 0 0
> > david     3167  0.0  0.4  3604 1624 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 xload
> > -jumpscroll 1 -nolabel
> > david     3169  0.0  0.4  3756 1692 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 xbiff
> > david     3170  0.0  0.3  3284 1472 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 xeyes
> > david     4037  0.0  0.2  2408 1128 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00 /bin/sh
> > -c    /usr/lib/cups/scripts/cupsWebAdmin 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/nu
> > david     4038  0.0  0.3  2412 1160 tty1     S    Mar26   0:00 /bin/sh
> > /usr/lib/cups/scripts/cupsWebAdmin
> > david     4039  0.0  5.8 29628 22328 tty1    S    Mar26   0:15
> > /usr/lib/netscape/netscape-communicator http://localhost:631/
> > david     4090  0.0  0.9 17272 3712 tty1     S    Mar26   0:00 (dns
> > helper)
> > david     7221  0.0  0.6  4248 2676 ?        S    Mar26   0:00 oafd
> > --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=11
> > david     7262  0.0  0.6  5456 2328 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:20
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm.real -name Terminal -sb -sl 1500 -ls
> > david     7271  0.0  0.4  2796 1604 pts/0    S    Mar26   0:00 -bash
> > david     7295  0.0  0.4  7448 1824 ?        S    Mar26   0:01
> > /usr/bin/medusa-idled
> > david     7400  0.0  0.2  5456  836 vc/1     S    Mar26   0:00
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm.real -name Terminal -sb -sl 1500 -ls
> > david     7409  0.0  0.1  2796  644 pts/1    S    Mar26   0:00 -bash
> > david    15104  0.4  0.2  2116 1032 pts/0    S    05:54   0:09 top
> > david    15414  0.7  0.8  5620 3228 vc/1     S    06:30   0:00
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm.real -name Terminal -sb -sl 1500 -ls
> > david    15423  0.5  0.4  2796 1604 pts/2    S    06:30   0:00 -bash
> > david    15482  0.0  0.2  2840  896 pts/2    R    06:30   0:00 ps -aux
> >
> > Thanks a lot!
> > David
> >
> > ----
> >
> 
> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?
>  Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
> 
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