[K12OSN] Clearing the server memmory

[M.Pribik]

Yes, this is the softer solution than reboot. Using pkill is simple if real
user remained in memmory.
Me, as administrator lodged as root also have same dummy processes in
memmory. And that is the
problem. Several days ago I killed some /by my opinion/ dummy processes and
I crashed the sever so,
that I can not finish rebooting / problem somewhere around X server/ and I
had to  reinstall K12.
The question is, if there exists some aid how to determine whether  the
process in memmory is dummy or not.
 Thanks. Marian


----- Original Message -----
From: "Burke Almquist" <balmquist at mindfirestudios.com>
To: "Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 3:25 AM
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Clearing the server memmory


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> You might try looking at using pkill to kill user processes instead of
> rebooting.
> (see 'man pkill')
> Don't want to ruin the uptime. After all, rebooting is for adding
> hardware (or maybe kernel updates).
> On Mar 5, 2005, at 3:47 PM, Brian Beck wrote:
>
> > M.Pribik wrote:
> >> During several days of server running I found out
> >> that some processes are staying in memmory, they belong
> >> to the root or to the real users that is not lodged on any more.
> >> Those processes are taking memmory uselessly.
> >> Does anybody know how to find out what processes are really needless
> >> /mainly from root/
> >> and how safely remove them from the memmory?
> >>  Thank you. Marian
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> > I simply set up a cron job on my LTSP server to reboot the server at
> > 1AM every day.  Clears the memory and starts anew.
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