On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 11:06 -1000, Dave Burns wrote:
I've got a server that is running slow (slow to log in, commands
on
command line take way longer than usual). But the top command doesn't
say much (that I understand). The one interesting item is a 99.7%
value in the 'id' field at the top of the output. Reading man page and
googling has left me no wiser, unless it means 'idle'. Anyone know
what it stands for?
It means 'idle'.
Nothing in the log to indicate being busy or having problems that
would slow it down.
You system appears to be essentially unloaded. Don't see why logging in
should take a long time, unless it's a remote session over a congested
or error-prone network.
poc