[ILUG] Updatedb

[Dave Rynne]

) Actually make that 18.25 - I just checked :0
) Can anyone top that? (probably can, but I'm still
) chuffed :)
) 

My best is recovering a box from ~200 (well 199.something). Couple of 
processes barfed due to the load (MTA packed it in, etc..) but otherwise 
was fine.


Dave

) Steve
) 
) Stephen Shirley wrote:
) > 
) > Mornin',
) >         I've just seen my highest load ever on my 486 linux box - 17.68 :-) I
) > had set updatedb set to run 3 times a week, but for some reason it
) > decided that it would launch itself ~35 times and really grind the disk.
) > After about an hour I noticed that the machine was reeeaaallllyy slow,
) > and the hard drive was still grinding. Doh!! I was using linuxconf, but
) > it's obviously not as foolproof as I'd hoped :-)
) > 
) > Steve
) > --
) > 
) > =============================================
) > 
) > It was quiet... too quiet.
) > 
) > Then it was loud... too loud.
) > 
) > Quiet again... too quiet.
) > 
) > And once more, loud... way too loud.
) > 
) > "Damn snooze button," I mumbled to
) > myself as I got out of bed and
) > checked the time:  late... too late.
) > 
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) --
) 
) =============================================
) 
) It was quiet... too quiet.
) 
) Then it was loud... too loud.
) 
) Quiet again... too quiet.
) 
) And once more, loud... way too loud.
) 
) "Damn snooze button," I mumbled to
) myself as I got out of bed and
) checked the time:  late... too late.
) 
) -- 
) Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug at linux.ie
) http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information.
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)