>>> the new 3.0.4 Samba installation seems to work find >>> except that from time to time but at least a couple >>> of times a day one or more smbd processes start >>> running at 20%-40% CPU each and 6 nscd processes >>> then share the remaining CPU power. System 70%-80% >>> users the rest 20%-30%. Load rises fast to over 4. >>> >>> I'm sure that each such process is just idling, >>> but why does it engage so much nscd processing? >>> >>> As soon as I kill the excessive smbd process(es) >>> the situation drops to normal, i.e. load < 0,1 >>> no perceptible CPU%. >>> >>> Does anyone know what's happening? >> >> What does strace say ? Can you attach with gdb to >> a CPU bound process and give a backtrace ? > > Ah backtrace, to see the steps to the black hole? > OK. Will do, sooen as I get back to office (tomorrow).
A pot watched never boils. But as soon as it happens again, I'll consult strace and gdb to see how and why it happens. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
