(In reply to comment #1) > Send the output of "ps aux" when the system is acting slow. This sounds like > bug #8659.
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND root 1 0.1 0.4 1492 512 ? S 11:16 0:00 init [2] root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 11:16 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0] root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [events/0] root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [khelper] root 20 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [kblockd/0] root 44 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:00 [pdflush] root 45 0.5 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:03 [pdflush] root 47 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [aio/0] root 46 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:00 [kswapd0] root 48 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:00 [kpnpbiosd] root 189 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:00 [kseriod] root 289 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [reiserfs/0] root 357 0.0 0.2 1472 372 ? S<s 11:16 0:00 udevd root 1316 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:17 0:00 [kapmd] root 1913 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:17 0:00 [pccardd] root 1922 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:17 0:00 [pccardd] root 2049 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:17 0:00 [khubd] daemon 2373 0.0 0.3 1596 444 ? Ss 11:18 0:00 /sbin/portmap root 2686 0.3 0.4 1664 604 ? Ss 11:18 0:01 /sbin/syslogd root 2697 0.7 1.1 2488 1476 ? Ss 11:18 0:03 /sbin/klogd root 2737 0.0 0.4 1492 524 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /usr/sbin/apmd -P /etc/apm/apmd_proxy --proxy-timeout 30 cupsys 2761 1.7 1.9 5428 2452 ? Ss 11:19 0:09 /usr/sbin/cupsd message 2781 0.0 0.7 2040 944 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon-1 --system hal 2785 1.6 2.8 5068 3596 ? Ss 11:19 0:08 /usr/sbin/hald --drop-privileges christb1 2809 0.1 1.0 2728 1348 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /usr/sbin/famd -T 0 root 2825 0.0 0.3 1484 420 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd root 2869 0.0 0.5 1512 684 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /sbin/cardmgr root 3030 0.1 0.8 2900 1120 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /usr/lib/postfix/master postfix 3046 0.0 0.8 2908 1060 ? S 11:20 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u -c postfix 3047 0.0 0.9 2936 1172 ? S 11:20 0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u -c root 3116 0.0 0.2 1540 360 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /sbin/mdadm -F -m root -s daemon 3127 0.0 0.4 1792 616 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd root 3138 0.0 0.5 1860 700 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron root 3161 0.0 1.8 8876 2348 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm root 3367 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty1 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1 root 3368 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty2 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 root 3369 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty3 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 root 3370 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty4 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 root 3371 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty5 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 root 3387 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty6 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6 root 3441 0.1 2.2 9220 2808 ? S 11:20 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm root 3524 9.8 11.6 23428 14860 ? S 11:20 0:39 /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7 christb1 3582 3.6 7.3 16560 9348 ? Ss 11:21 0:11 x-session-manager christb1 3628 0.0 0.6 2920 868 ? Ss 11:22 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session x-session-manager christb1 3632 0.0 0.5 1936 708 ? Ss 11:22 0:00 dbus-daemon-1 --fork --print-pid 8 --print-address 6 --session christb1 3634 13.2 5.5 8664 7060 ? S 11:22 0:42 /usr/lib/gconf2/gconfd-2 5 christb1 3638 0.0 0.7 2216 972 ? S 11:22 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-keyring-daemon christb1 3642 1.2 3.5 5784 4488 ? S 11:22 0:03 /usr/bin/esd -nobeeps christb1 3646 2.8 2.2 5240 2832 ? Ss 11:22 0:08 /usr/lib/bonobo-activation/bonobo-activation-server --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=19 christb1 3648 0.4 2.1 7644 2684 ? Ss 11:22 0:01 gnome-smproxy --sm-client-id default0 christb1 3650 4.5 7.1 18304 9056 ? S 11:22 0:13 /usr/lib/control-center/gnome-settings-daemon --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_SettingsDaemon --oaf-ior-fd=22 christb1 3660 1.4 1.4 3708 1780 ? S 11:23 0:03 xscreensaver -nosplash christb1 3672 2.4 5.1 11252 6600 ? Ss 11:23 0:06 /usr/bin/metacity --sm-client-id=default1 christb1 3693 10.8 9.2 18228 11764 ? Ss 11:23 0:25 gnome-panel --sm-client-id default2 christb1 3695 6.2 9.7 28736 12344 ? Ss 11:23 0:14 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id default3 christb1 3697 1.2 5.0 14412 6452 ? Ss 11:23 0:02 gnome-volume-manager --sm-client-id default5 christb1 3703 2.6 5.6 31916 7164 ? Ss 11:23 0:05 gnome-cups-icon --sm-client-id default4 christb1 3706 0.6 2.8 15456 3592 ? S 11:23 0:01 /usr/lib/gnome-vfs2/gnome-vfs-daemon --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_VFS_Daemon_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=28 christb1 3731 5.3 7.1 16212 9100 ? S 11:24 0:10 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/wnck-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Wncklet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=32 christb1 3737 3.7 6.6 25680 8420 ? S 11:24 0:06 /usr/lib/trashapplet/trashapplet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Panel_TrashApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=34 christb1 3745 3.8 5.7 14648 7268 ? S 11:24 0:06 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/multiload-applet-2 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_MultiLoadApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=36 christb1 3750 4.6 6.1 15532 7840 ? S 11:25 0:06 /usr/lib/gnome-netstatus/gnome-netstatus-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_NetstatusApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=38 christb1 3754 4.0 6.5 16276 8352 ? S 11:25 0:05 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/clock-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_ClockApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=40 christb1 3759 8.6 7.0 17632 8996 ? S 11:25 0:10 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/mixer_applet2 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_MixerApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=42 christb1 3764 5.5 6.8 15448 8696 ? S 11:25 0:06 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/battstat-applet-2 --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_BattstatApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=44 christb1 3768 5.5 6.6 15428 8436 ? S 11:25 0:05 /usr/lib/gnome-applets/wireless-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Panel_WirelessApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=46 christb1 3772 4.0 5.5 14536 7052 ? S 11:26 0:03 /usr/lib/gnome-panel/notification-area-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_NotificationAreaApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=48 christb1 3775 7.2 5.0 10356 6400 ? S 11:26 0:06 gksudo /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator root 3778 0.1 0.6 2056 812 ? S 11:26 0:00 /usr/bin/sudo -H -S -p GNOME_SUDO_PASS -u root -- /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator root 3783 20.7 10.4 36424 13276 ? S 11:26 0:13 gnome-terminal root 3785 16.8 2.6 5040 3396 ? S 11:26 0:09 /usr/lib/gconf2/gconfd-2 13 root 3789 8.7 2.0 5100 2644 ? Ss 11:26 0:04 /usr/lib/bonobo-activation/bonobo-activation-server --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=17 root 3794 0.3 0.5 2168 652 ? S 11:27 0:00 gnome-pty-helper root 3795 1.6 1.2 2936 1612 pts/0 Ss 11:27 0:00 bash root 3807 0.0 0.6 2600 836 pts/0 R+ 11:27 0:00 ps aux
(In reply to comment #1)
> Send the output of "ps aux" when the system is acting slow. This sounds like
> bug #8659.
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND dbus-daemon- 1 --system postfix/ master gdm/:0. Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7 dbus-launch --exit-with-session x-session-manager gconf2/ gconfd- 2 5 gnome-keyring- daemon bonobo- activation/ bonobo- activation- server --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=19 control- center/ gnome-settings- daemon iid=OAFIID: GNOME_SettingsD aemon --oaf-ior-fd=22 id=default1 manager --sm-client-id default5 gnome-vfs2/ gnome-vfs- daemon iid=OAFIID: GNOME_VFS_ Daemon_ Factory --oaf-ior-fd=28 gnome-panel/ wnck-applet --oaf-activate- iid=OAFIID: GNOME_Wncklet_ Factory trashapplet/ trashapplet iid=OAFIID: GNOME_Panel_ TrashApplet_ Factory --oaf-ior-fd=34 gnome-applets/ multiload- applet- 2 iid=OAFIID: GNOME_MultiLoad Applet_ Factory --oaf-ior-fd=36 gnome-netstatus /gnome- netstatus- applet iid=OAFIID: GNOME_Netstatus Applet_ Factory --oaf-ior-fd=38 gnome-panel/ clock-applet iid=OAFIID: GNOME_ClockAppl et_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=40 gnome-applets/ mixer_applet2 iid=OAFIID: GNOME_MixerAppl et_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=42 gnome-applets/ battstat- applet- 2 iid=OAFIID: GNOME_BattstatA pplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=44 gnome-applets/ wireless- applet iid=OAFIID: GNOME_Panel_ WirelessApplet_ Factory --oaf-ior-fd=46 gnome-panel/ notification- area-applet iid=OAFIID: GNOME_Notificat ionAreaApplet_ Factory --oaf-ior-fd=48 x-terminal- emulator x-terminal- emulator gconf2/ gconfd- 2 13 bonobo- activation/ bonobo- activation- server --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=17
root 1 0.1 0.4 1492 512 ? S 11:16 0:00 init [2]
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 11:16 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [events/0]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [khelper]
root 20 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [kblockd/0]
root 44 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:00 [pdflush]
root 45 0.5 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:03 [pdflush]
root 47 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [aio/0]
root 46 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:00 [kswapd0]
root 48 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:00 [kpnpbiosd]
root 189 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:16 0:00 [kseriod]
root 289 0.1 0.0 0 0 ? S< 11:16 0:00 [reiserfs/0]
root 357 0.0 0.2 1472 372 ? S<s 11:16 0:00 udevd
root 1316 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:17 0:00 [kapmd]
root 1913 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:17 0:00 [pccardd]
root 1922 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:17 0:00 [pccardd]
root 2049 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 11:17 0:00 [khubd]
daemon 2373 0.0 0.3 1596 444 ? Ss 11:18 0:00 /sbin/portmap
root 2686 0.3 0.4 1664 604 ? Ss 11:18 0:01 /sbin/syslogd
root 2697 0.7 1.1 2488 1476 ? Ss 11:18 0:03 /sbin/klogd
root 2737 0.0 0.4 1492 524 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /usr/sbin/apmd -P
/etc/apm/apmd_proxy --proxy-timeout 30
cupsys 2761 1.7 1.9 5428 2452 ? Ss 11:19 0:09 /usr/sbin/cupsd
message 2781 0.0 0.7 2040 944 ? Ss 11:19 0:00
/usr/bin/
hal 2785 1.6 2.8 5068 3596 ? Ss 11:19 0:08 /usr/sbin/hald
--drop-privileges
christb1 2809 0.1 1.0 2728 1348 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /usr/sbin/famd -T 0
root 2825 0.0 0.3 1484 420 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd
root 2869 0.0 0.5 1512 684 ? Ss 11:19 0:00 /sbin/cardmgr
root 3030 0.1 0.8 2900 1120 ? Ss 11:20 0:00
/usr/lib/
postfix 3046 0.0 0.8 2908 1060 ? S 11:20 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo
-u -c
postfix 3047 0.0 0.9 2936 1172 ? S 11:20 0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u -c
root 3116 0.0 0.2 1540 360 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /sbin/mdadm -F -m
root -s
daemon 3127 0.0 0.4 1792 616 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root 3138 0.0 0.5 1860 700 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
root 3161 0.0 1.8 8876 2348 ? Ss 11:20 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
root 3367 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty1 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400
tty1
root 3368 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty2 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400
tty2
root 3369 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty3 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400
tty3
root 3370 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty4 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400
tty4
root 3371 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty5 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400
tty5
root 3387 0.0 0.3 1488 452 tty6 Ss+ 11:20 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400
tty6
root 3441 0.1 2.2 9220 2808 ? S 11:20 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm
root 3524 9.8 11.6 23428 14860 ? S 11:20 0:39 /usr/X11R6/bin/X
:0 -audit 0 -auth /var/lib/
christb1 3582 3.6 7.3 16560 9348 ? Ss 11:21 0:11 x-session-manager
christb1 3628 0.0 0.6 2920 868 ? Ss 11:22 0:00
/usr/bin/ssh-agent /usr/bin/
christb1 3632 0.0 0.5 1936 708 ? Ss 11:22 0:00 dbus-daemon-1
--fork --print-pid 8 --print-address 6 --session
christb1 3634 13.2 5.5 8664 7060 ? S 11:22 0:42
/usr/lib/
christb1 3638 0.0 0.7 2216 972 ? S 11:22 0:00
/usr/bin/
christb1 3642 1.2 3.5 5784 4488 ? S 11:22 0:03 /usr/bin/esd -nobeeps
christb1 3646 2.8 2.2 5240 2832 ? Ss 11:22 0:08
/usr/lib/
christb1 3648 0.4 2.1 7644 2684 ? Ss 11:22 0:01 gnome-smproxy
--sm-client-id default0
christb1 3650 4.5 7.1 18304 9056 ? S 11:22 0:13
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3660 1.4 1.4 3708 1780 ? S 11:23 0:03 xscreensaver
-nosplash
christb1 3672 2.4 5.1 11252 6600 ? Ss 11:23 0:06 /usr/bin/metacity
--sm-client-
christb1 3693 10.8 9.2 18228 11764 ? Ss 11:23 0:25 gnome-panel
--sm-client-id default2
christb1 3695 6.2 9.7 28736 12344 ? Ss 11:23 0:14 nautilus
--no-default-window --sm-client-id default3
christb1 3697 1.2 5.0 14412 6452 ? Ss 11:23 0:02
gnome-volume-
christb1 3703 2.6 5.6 31916 7164 ? Ss 11:23 0:05 gnome-cups-icon
--sm-client-id default4
christb1 3706 0.6 2.8 15456 3592 ? S 11:23 0:01
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3731 5.3 7.1 16212 9100 ? S 11:24 0:10
/usr/lib/
--oaf-ior-fd=32
christb1 3737 3.7 6.6 25680 8420 ? S 11:24 0:06
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3745 3.8 5.7 14648 7268 ? S 11:24 0:06
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3750 4.6 6.1 15532 7840 ? S 11:25 0:06
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3754 4.0 6.5 16276 8352 ? S 11:25 0:05
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3759 8.6 7.0 17632 8996 ? S 11:25 0:10
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3764 5.5 6.8 15448 8696 ? S 11:25 0:06
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3768 5.5 6.6 15428 8436 ? S 11:25 0:05
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3772 4.0 5.5 14536 7052 ? S 11:26 0:03
/usr/lib/
--oaf-activate-
christb1 3775 7.2 5.0 10356 6400 ? S 11:26 0:06 gksudo
/usr/bin/
root 3778 0.1 0.6 2056 812 ? S 11:26 0:00 /usr/bin/sudo -H
-S -p GNOME_SUDO_PASS -u root -- /usr/bin/
root 3783 20.7 10.4 36424 13276 ? S 11:26 0:13 gnome-terminal
root 3785 16.8 2.6 5040 3396 ? S 11:26 0:09
/usr/lib/
root 3789 8.7 2.0 5100 2644 ? Ss 11:26 0:04
/usr/lib/
root 3794 0.3 0.5 2168 652 ? S 11:27 0:00 gnome-pty-helper
root 3795 1.6 1.2 2936 1612 pts/0 Ss 11:27 0:00 bash
root 3807 0.0 0.6 2600 836 pts/0 R+ 11:27 0:00 ps aux