From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 14 15:48:58 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AFF916A4CE for ; Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:48:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp11.wxs.nl (smtp11.wxs.nl [195.121.6.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43F1B43D1F for ; Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:48:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from kruij557.speed.planet.nl (ipd50a97ba.speed.planet.nl [213.10.151.186]) by smtp11.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HT300J7ZM72AZ@smtp11.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:49:50 +0100 (MET) Received: from alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kruij557.speed.planet.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i1ENmRuR038717; Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:48:27 +0100 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by alex.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i1ENmR6O038716; Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:48:27 +0100 Content-return: prohibited Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:48:27 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <45289.212.113.164.100.1076785919.squirrel@mail.6s-gaming.com> To: "Hugo (6s-gaming.com)" Message-id: <20040214234827.GE3430@alex.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i References: <45289.212.113.164.100.1076785919.squirrel@mail.6s-gaming.com> X-Authentication-warning: alex.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: background process limit? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 23:48:58 -0000 On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 08:11:59PM +0100, Hugo (6s-gaming.com) wrote: > Hi list, > > Is there a way to limit background processes ? I need to separate these > from foreground processes, but can't find a way to. Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance. Dear Hugo, As an addition to what others already have sad: you migth wanna check out the commands nice and idprio. These can give you background processes less weigth. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/