Subject: cron eats cpu time
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Christian Groessler <cpg@aladdin.de>
List: current-users
Date: 03/01/1999 00:31:32
Hi,
I just noticed the following on my alpha box.
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alpha:~$ ps ax
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
0 ?? DLs 0:00.02 (swapper)
1 ?? Is 0:00.06 /sbin/init
2 ?? DL 0:00.00 (pagedaemon)
3 ?? DL 0:00.00 (reaper)
114 ?? Ss 0:00.88 syslogd
126 ?? Is 0:00.02 portmap
150 ?? IL 0:07.04 nfsiod -n 4
151 ?? IL 0:03.78 nfsiod -n 4
152 ?? IL 0:00.50 nfsiod -n 4
153 ?? IL 0:00.24 nfsiod -n 4
187 ?? Is 0:00.02 update 30
189 ?? Rs 2881:47.09 cron
200 ?? Is 0:00.72 timed
224 ?? Is 0:00.36 inetd -l
1761 ?? S 0:00.17 telnetd
1762 p0 Ss 0:00.34 -bash
1766 p0 R+ 0:00.02 ps -ax
236 E0 Is+ 0:00.08 /usr/libexec/getty std.9600 console
239 C1 Is+ 0:00.05 /usr/libexec/getty std.19200 ttyC1
alpha:~$ uname -a
NetBSD alpha 1.3I NetBSD 1.3I (SIXTYFOUR) #0: Wed Feb 24 03:04:58 CET 1999
root@alpha:/net/sirius/temp/netbsd-cvs/netbsd/sys/arch/alpha/compile/SIXTYF
OUR alpha
alpha:~$ uptime
12:16AM up 2 days, 21 mins, 1 user, load averages: 1.07, 1.14, 1.19
alpha:~$
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Please not the cron line in the ps output.
sources were sup'ed i think on 22-Feb or so...
regards,
chris