Public bug reported:
tracker-indexer ate up all the available memory and made the system
unusable by that.
Connecting via SSH took about 5 minutes. Then I saw this:
a...@gcomputer:~$ ps axvf
PID TTY STAT TIME MAJFL TRS DRS RSS %MEM COMMAND
2 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 [kthreadd]
3 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [migration/0]
4 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [ksoftirqd/0]
5 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [watchdog/0]
6 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [migration/1]
7 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [ksoftirqd/1]
8 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [watchdog/1]
9 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [events/0]
10 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [events/1]
11 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [khelper]
12 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kstop/0]
13 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kstop/1]
14 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kintegrityd/0]
15 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kintegrityd/1]
16 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kblockd/0]
17 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kblockd/1]
18 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kacpid]
19 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kacpi_notify]
20 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [cqueue]
21 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [ata/0]
22 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [ata/1]
23 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [ata_aux]
24 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [ksuspend_usbd]
25 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [khubd]
26 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kseriod]
27 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kmmcd]
28 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [btaddconn]
29 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [btdelconn]
32 ? D< 1:35 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kswapd0]
33 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [aio/0]
34 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [aio/1]
35 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [ecryptfs-kthrea]
38 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_0]
39 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_1]
40 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_2]
41 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_3]
42 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_4]
43 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_5]
44 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_6]
45 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_7]
46 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kstriped]
47 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kmpathd/0]
48 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kmpathd/1]
49 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kmpath_handlerd]
50 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [ksnapd]
51 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kondemand/0]
52 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kondemand/1]
53 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [krfcommd]
599 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [scsi_eh_8]
600 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [usb-storage]
829 ? D< 0:01 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [kjournald]
2216 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [reiserfs/0]
2217 ? S< 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [reiserfs/1]
13789 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [pdflush]
13791 ? D 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [pdflush]
13799 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [pdflush]
13800 ? S 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.0 \_ [pdflush]
1 ? Ss 0:00 52 114 3989 84 0.0 /sbin/init
964 ? S<s 0:00 23 94 16697 168 0.0 /sbin/udevd --daemon
2486 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 2 16 3927 8 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4
2487 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 0 16 3927 8 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5
2491 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 1 16 3927 8 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2
2493 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 0 16 3927 8 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3
2494 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 0 16 3927 8 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6
2566 ? Ss 0:00 0 21 4582 4 0.0 /usr/sbin/acpid -c
/etc/acpi/events -s /var/run/acpid.socket
2609 ? Ss 0:00 491 30 12345 96 0.0 /sbin/syslogd -u syslog
2632 ? S 0:00 9 49 8154 24 0.0 /bin/dd bs 1 if
/proc/kmsg of /var/run/klogd/kmsg
2634 ? Ss 0:00 14 24 8035 68 0.0 /sbin/klogd -P
/var/run/klogd/kmsg
2681 ? Ss 0:00 99 421 48518 112 0.0 /usr/sbin/sshd
13715 ? Ds 0:00 976 421 78426 968 0.0 \_ sshd: r...@pts/0
13746 pts/0 Ss+ 0:00 755 775 18232 768 0.0 | \_ -bash
13729 ? Ss 0:00 939 421 78322 732 0.0 \_ sshd: az [priv]
13756 ? S 0:00 528 421 78322 756 0.0 \_ sshd:
a...@pts/1
13767 pts/1 Ss 0:00 693 775 18800 896 0.0 \_ -bash
13798 pts/1 R+ 0:00 63 91 6792 856 0.0 \_ ps axvf
2918 ? Ds 0:02 1458 346 36189 880 0.0 /usr/sbin/hald
2984 ? S 0:00 281 13 15802 212 0.0 \_ hald-runner
3015 ? S 0:00 38 21 28462 76 0.0 \_
hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event1 /dev/input/event0 /d
3061 ? D 0:00 847 20 28463 108 0.0 \_
hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sdc (every 2 sec)
3064 ? D 0:00 800 20 28463 112 0.0 \_
hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sr0 (every 2 sec)
3066 ? D 0:00 840 20 28463 108 0.0 \_
hald-addon-storage: no polling on /dev/fd0 because it is explicitly d
3110 ? D 0:00 22 30 28461 104 0.0 \_
/usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-cpufreq
3116 ? S 0:00 1 11 32380 8 0.0 \_
hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
13793 ? D 0:01 2104 2132 31079 3856 0.2 \_
/usr/bin/python /usr/lib/hal/scripts/hal_lpadmin --add
2921 ? Dsl 0:00 973 133 106794 476 0.0
/usr/sbin/console-kit-daemon
3085 ? Ds 0:00 9 239 28116 60 0.0 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd
3155 ? Dsl 0:00 188 449 70538 264 0.0
/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file /var/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.pi
3486 ? S 0:00 7 422 6065 8 0.0 \_ /sbin/dhclient -d
-sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action -pf /
3168 ? D 0:00 16 433 20666 32 0.0 /sbin/wpa_supplicant
-u -f /var/log/wpa_supplicant.log
3173 ? D 0:00 183 74 69045 236 0.0
/usr/sbin/nm-system-settings --config /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.
3179 ? Ds 0:00 782 113 31778 212 0.0 avahi-daemon: running
[gcomputer.local]
3180 ? Ss 0:00 1 113 31650 4 0.0 \_ avahi-daemon:
chroot helper
3239 ? Ds 0:00 5 22 33273 64 0.0
/usr/bin/system-tools-backends
3312 ? Ss 0:00 8 16 16507 20 0.0 /usr/sbin/atd
3340 ? Ss 0:00 228 33 19938 96 0.0 /usr/sbin/cron
13657 ? S 0:00 397 33 39022 268 0.0 \_ /USR/SBIN/CRON
13659 ? Ss 0:00 74 98 3925 104 0.0 \_ /bin/sh -c [
-x /usr/sbin/update-motd ] && /usr/sbin/update-motd 2>/d
13660 ? SN 0:00 74 98 3925 100 0.0 \_ /bin/sh -e
/usr/sbin/update-motd
13675 ? SN 0:00 3 98 3925 96 0.0 \_
/bin/sh -e /etc/update-motd.d//90-updates-available
13679 ? DN 0:00 360 8 16643 196 0.0 \_
apt-config shell StateDir Dir::State
3449 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 0 16 3927 8 0.0 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
3959 ? Sl 0:00 25 20 405527 8 0.0
/usr/lib/evolution/evolution-data-server-2.26 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME
8404 ? Rsl 0:05 9298 364 92631 792 0.0 /usr/sbin/cupsd
8810 ? Ss 0:00 1 6 5973 8 0.0 /usr/lib/gdm/gdmopen
-l /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/whiptail --yesno 'Anscheinend läu
8813 tty9 Ss+ 0:00 0 6 5973 4 0.0 \_
/usr/lib/gdm/gdmopen -l /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/whiptail --yesno 'Anscheinend
8855 ? Ss 0:00 1 321 122978 8 0.0 /usr/sbin/gdm
8856 ? S 0:00 9 321 144018 48 0.0 \_ /usr/sbin/gdm
8862 tty10 Ds+ 0:26 14069 1802 168553 5776 0.3 \_
/usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -br -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -noliste
8895 ? Dsl 0:00 346 213 174358 508 0.0 \_
/usr/bin/gnome-session
8995 ? Ss 0:00 554 84 35855 72 0.0 \_
/usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/
9062 ? Ds 0:00 25 141 165302 176 0.0 \_
/usr/bin/seahorse-agent --execute /usr/bin/gnome-session
9086 ? S 0:03 4930 534 171921 3916 0.2 \_
/usr/bin/metacity --replace
9140 ? D 0:10 19131 536 331879 4192 0.2 \_ gnome-panel
9141 ? D 0:00 415 1723 369760 1356 0.0 \_ nautilus
9145 ? D 0:00 147 57 145314 316 0.0 \_
bluetooth-applet
9146 ? D 0:00 119 237 216078 236 0.0 \_
/usr/lib/vino/vino-server
9149 ? DN 17:55 61683 201 2177026 123460 6.4 \_
/usr/lib/tracker/trackerd
9150 ? D 0:01 2254 57 237538 668 0.0 \_
update-notifier --startup-delay=60
9151 ? D 0:00 281 300 192147 444 0.0 \_ nm-applet
--sm-disable
9157 ? D 34:51 19261 2132 338015 7000 0.3 \_ python
/usr/share/system-config-printer/applet.py
9161 ? D 10:50 1475 38 167633 500 0.0 \_
tracker-applet
9162 ? Dl 0:00 138 105 417966 400 0.0 \_
/usr/lib/evolution/2.26/evolution-alarm-notify
8883 ? D 0:00 90 605 83562 272 0.0
/usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon --daemonize --login
8998 ? Ds 35:32 69723 309 3903470 577440 30.3 //bin/dbus-daemon
--fork --print-pid 6 --print-address 9 --session
8999 ? S 0:00 1 22 23801 4 0.0 /usr/bin/dbus-launch
--exit-with-session /usr/bin/pulse-session /usr/bin/seah
9019 ? Dsl 0:00 417 68 241331 224 0.0 /usr/bin/pulseaudio
--start
9033 ? S 0:00 1 6 68041 8 0.0 \_
/usr/lib/pulseaudio/pulse/gconf-helper
9038 ? D 0:02 1261 59 47220 860 0.0
/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2
9065 ? D 0:00 12 123 40800 96 0.0 /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd
9071 ? Ssl 0:00 20 26 70973 148 0.0
/usr/lib/gvfs//gvfs-fuse-daemon /home/gz/.gvfs
9080 ? Dsl 0:01 1647 33 226166 1488 0.0
/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon
9143 ? Ssl 0:00 1 97 86994 8 0.0
/usr/lib/bonobo-activation/bonobo-activation-server --ac-activate --ior-outpu
9170 ? D 0:00 367 13 214150 868 0.0
/usr/lib/indicator-applet/indicator-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_In
9172 ? D 0:00 745 153 174602 1360 0.0
/usr/lib/notify-osd/notify-osd
9174 ? DNl 36:58 21180 77 1740958 869384 45.6
/usr/lib/tracker/tracker-indexer
9175 ? Ss 0:00 2011 311 227404 892 0.0 gnome-power-manager
9178 ? D 0:00 79 87 64332 352 0.0
/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-hal-volume-monitor
9182 ? D 0:00 30 138 45225 208 0.0
/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.5 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0
9183 ? D 0:00 98 59 54444 344 0.0
/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
9187 ? D 0:00 63 125 59586 232 0.0
/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-cdda --spawner :1.5 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/1
9194 ? D 0:43 14269 41 211182 1276 0.0
/usr/lib/gnome-applets/multiload-applet-2 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Mul
9196 ? Sl 0:00 97 47 269228 680 0.0
/usr/lib/gnome-applets/mixer_applet2 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApp
9198 ? D 0:00 806 60 246591 2656 0.1
/usr/lib/gnome-applets/gweather-applet-2 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_GWea
9203 ? D 0:00 17 124 40803 108 0.0
/usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd-burn --spawner :1.5 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/2
9214 ? Ss 0:00 1 98 3925 8 0.0 /bin/sh -c
/usr/bin/compiz-decorator
9215 ? S 0:00 1 98 3925 8 0.0 \_ /bin/sh
/usr/bin/compiz-decorator
9217 ? S 0:00 577 84 170731 812 0.0 \_
/usr/bin/gtk-window-decorator
9219 ? Dl 4:23 83886 31 790460 153708 8.0
/usr/lib/firefox-3.0.10/firefox
9302 ? Ds 0:02 4985 150 162185 1092 0.0 gnome-screensaver
9306 ? Sl 0:00 1 20 397335 8 0.0
/usr/lib/evolution/evolution-data-server-2.26 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME
9310 ? Sl 0:00 1 260 341119 8 0.0
/usr/lib/evolution/2.26/evolution-exchange-storage --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:
a...@gcomputer:~$
Interestingly, also dbus took a lot of memory, but probably because of
tracker.
** Affects: tracker (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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tracker-indexer took all system memory and crashed system
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369930
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