Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 13:42:16 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Mark Cheeseman <cheese@websource.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's eating my memory Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970102134120.451H-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199701012120.VAA03847@bbq.websource.com.au>
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On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Mark Cheeseman wrote: > What's the best way to diagnose a system (2.1.6.1-R) that is running > out of virtual memory? > > I have a system here that has suddenly taken it upon itself to eat up > all available memory and then (not surprisingly) refuses to do > anything else. I don't recall doing anything much to it recently, so > I'm at a loss to figure out what is doing the dastardly deed. use top (installable as a package or port) and keep an eye on the memory values. Target any apps with an inordinately large value. Netscape, the mbone tools and Xwindows are good memory eaters. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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