Here goes - the output of ps -aux

USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root         1  0.0  0.1   2116   616 ?        Ss   Jan12   0:06 init [2] 
root         2  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kthreadd]
root         3  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [migration/0]
root         4  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:05 [ksoftirqd/0]
root         5  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:10 [watchdog/0]
root         6  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:11 [events/0]
root         7  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [khelper]
root        19  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [xenwatch]
root        20  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [xenbus]
root        30  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [migration/1]
root        31  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:04 [ksoftirqd/1]
root        32  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [watchdog/1]
root        33  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:07 [events/1]
root        34  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [migration/2]
root        35  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:13 [ksoftirqd/2]
root        36  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:01 [watchdog/2]
root        37  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:06 [events/2]
root        38  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [migration/3]
root        39  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:08 [ksoftirqd/3]
root        40  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:01 [watchdog/3]
root        41  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:12 [events/3]
root        68  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kblockd/0]
root        69  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kblockd/1]
root        70  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kblockd/2]
root        71  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kblockd/3]
root        81  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kseriod]
root       128  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jan12   0:00 [pdflush]
root       129  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jan12   0:03 [pdflush]
root       130  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kswapd0]
root       131  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [aio/0]
root       132  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [aio/1]
root       133  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [aio/2]
root       134  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [aio/3]
root       257  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [net_accel/0]
root       258  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [net_accel/1]
root       259  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [net_accel/2]
root       260  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [net_accel/3]
root       675  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:03 [kjournald]
root       752  0.0  0.1   2304   488 ?        S<s  Jan12   0:00 udevd --daemon
root      1135  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kjournald]
root      1136  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:01 [kjournald]
root      1137  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   Jan12   0:00 [kjournald]
root      1329  0.0  0.3  28180  1424 ?        Sl   Jan12   0:01 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -c3
root      1350  0.0  0.2   5432   808 ?        Ss   Jan12   0:01 /usr/sbin/sshd
root      1393  0.0  0.3   2848  1208 ?        S    Jan12   0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
mysql     1434  0.0  1.4 129232  5464 ?        Sl   Jan12   1:59 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mys
root      1436  0.0  0.1   1764   560 ?        S    Jan12   0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
root      1591  0.0  0.4   5640  1612 ?        Ss   Jan12   0:02 /usr/lib/postfix/master
postfix   1602  0.0  0.4   5696  1724 ?        S    Jan12   0:00 qmgr -l -t fifo -u
root      1614  0.0  0.2   3960   780 ?        Ss   Jan12   0:01 /usr/sbin/cron
root      1630  0.0  0.8  13932  3096 ?        Ss   Jan12   0:26 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
root      1706  0.0  0.1   1780   500 tty1     Ss+  Jan12   0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty1
plone     1722  0.0  0.4  12564  1804 ?        Ss   Jan12   0:04 /opt/Plone-2.5.5/Python-2.4.4/bin/python /opt/Plone-2.5.5/lib/python/zdaemon/zdrun.py -S /opt
plone     1723  0.0  3.1  26612 11632 ?        S    Jan12   1:04 /opt/Plone-2.5.5/Python-2.4.4/bin/python /opt/Plone-2.5.5/lib/python/ZEO/runzeo.py -C /opt/Pl
root      1727  0.0  0.4  10644  1544 ?        Ss   Jan12   0:05 /opt/Plone-2.5.5/Python-2.4.4/bin/python /opt/Plone-2.5.5/lib/python/zdaemon/zdrun.py -S /opt
plone     1728  1.4 48.2 230384 178020 ?       Sl   Jan12 186:10 /opt/Plone-2.5.5/Python-2.4.4/bin/python /opt/Plone-2.5.5/lib/python/Zope2/Startup/run.py -C
root      1732  0.0  0.2  10644  1092 ?        Ss   Jan12   0:04 /opt/Plone-2.5.5/Python-2.4.4/bin/python /opt/Plone-2.5.5/lib/python/zdaemon/zdrun.py -S /opt
plone     1733  0.0 19.1 127792 70788 ?        Sl   Jan12   0:11 /opt/Plone-2.5.5/Python-2.4.4/bin/python /opt/Plone-2.5.5/lib/python/Zope2/Startup/run.py -C
postfix   2333  0.0  0.7   6020  2612 ?        S    Jan13   0:00 tlsmgr -l -t unix -u -c
root      8321  0.0  0.1   2308   672 ?        S    Jan17   0:05 /usr/sbin/rotatelogs /var/log/apache2/usage/ahsnews.com/ahsnews.com-error.log 86400
root      8324  0.0  0.1   2308   664 ?        S    Jan17   0:00 /usr/sbin/rotatelogs /var/log/apache2/usage/ahsnews.com/ahsnews.com-access.log 86400
www-data  8328  0.0  0.5  13932  1976 ?        S    Jan17   0:00 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
www-data  8390  0.0  1.4 236584  5348 ?        Sl   Jan17   0:09 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
www-data  8391  0.0  1.4 236720  5468 ?        Sl   Jan17   0:09 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
postfix  13544  0.0  0.4   5652  1720 ?        S    11:37   0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u -c
root     13584  0.0  0.7   8176  2616 ?        Ss   13:06   0:00 sshd: mark [priv]
mark     13587  0.0  0.3   8176  1464 ?        S    13:06   0:00 sshd: mark@pts/0
mark     13588  0.0  0.5   5252  1944 pts/0    Ss   13:06   0:00 -bash
root     13594  0.0  0.3   4264  1140 pts/0    S    13:06   0:00 su
root     13595  0.0  0.4   4748  1652 pts/0    S    13:06   0:00 bash
root     13596  0.0  0.2   4180   960 pts/0    R+   13:06   0:00 ps aux

I am not sure if I am running any junk. I need python, zope, plone, apache, mysql, postfix.
 
Mark

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:54 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com <kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote:
Feel free to post the output of:

ps aux

I'm sure you're running junk you don't need.
Junk that is eating memory and cycles.
ET

PS: More stupid unrelated wisdom:
The difference between the Mafia and the IRS,
is that the Mafia has a code of honor.
(I'm about to print that on T-shirt...)





Mark Phillips writes:

> Thanks for the explanation! We don't need t hold a car wash (bad timing this
> week anyway....;-)) to raise the money for the next larger linode....just
> pass the collection jar around for the $50.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mark
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Joseph Sinclair <plug-discussion@stcaz.net
>> wrote:
>
>> According to the free -t line, you have around 80M of "free" RAM on the
>> machine. If money is tight then you're fine with the amount of RAM you have.
>> If the system starts to slow down in a few months you may want to
>> re-investigate.
>>
>> BTW, free reports numbers in "k", and the free column is the amount of
>> memory actually unused after adjustments, so the "-/+ buffers/cache" line
>> shows 81388 K free for program use.
>>
>> Mark Phillips wrote:
>> > LOL.....Thanks to everyone for helping me do a better job of phrasing my
>> > question....;-)  and for your good suggestions.
>> >
>> > I agree, one can always use more
>> > (clean) air
>> > FOOD
>> > BEER (wine for some)
>> > RAM, CPU,s, (but maybe not ROM)
>> >
>> > I should have said...."Given a miniscule budget with no extra cash laying
>> > around (other than in my pocket or the newspaper class teacher's pocket),
>> I
>> > am faced with two options to spend money.
>> > A - $50/year for an additional 2GB of disk space, which is enough for the
>> > next year or so, and we need that disk space for articles and photos.
>> > B - $109/year for 8GB of additional disk space (don't need all that now,
>> but
>> > will grow into it), 180 MB of RAM (do I really need it?) and additional
>> > bandwidth that I don't need."
>> > Both amounts are due up front - ie discounted over the normal monthly
>> cost
>> > for up front payment and non-profit status.
>> >
>> > The minimum RAM requirement (from the documentation) for a Plone site is
>> > 512MB. But I have run many small sites on less and they work just fine.
>> This
>> > one is a case in point.
>> >
>> > The results of free -t:
>> >
>> >             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
>> > Mem:        368836     363408       5428          0      24248      51712
>> > -/+ buffers/cache:     287448      81388
>> > Swap:       524280      47180     477100
>> > Total:      893116     410588     482528
>> >
>> > Can someone help me interpret these numbers? Based on "The "-/+
>> > buffers/cache:" line will tell you how much memory the system is
>> > taking because nobody else is using it." I would conclude that the OS (ie
>> > the "system") as opposed to the application is using most of the memory
>> > because it can, so the app is not being starved. But I can argue the
>> other
>> > way as well, so I am a little lost.
>> >
>> > For what it is worth, Plone/Zope are Python beasts. Is there a way to see
>> if
>> > any of the application is in swap versus RAM? The system does not have a
>> > noticeable lag when pages are accessed - it is not instantaneous, but
>> faster
>> > than my Google apps account.  ;-)
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Mark
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:54 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com <
>> > kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Do I need more air?
>> >> Do I need more FOOD?
>> >> Do I need MORE BEER!!!
>> >>
>> >> Give more, MORE, MOOOREEEE!!!!
>> >> Gawd, I need more Prozac too...   :)
>> >>
>> >> You will never have too much memory, or extrapolating to aviation:
>> >> The only time I have too much fuel is when the airplane is on fire...
>>  ;-)
>> >>
>> >> top alone will only hand you part of the picture.
>> >> Try:
>> >> free -t
>> >> Look at the line:
>> >>  -/+ buffers/cache: XXXX
>> >>
>> >> Memory is used by buffers that are there only for efficiency, but will
>> be
>> >> returned to the system on demand.  Sometimes very little used stuff will
>> go
>> >> to swap, and adding memory will not really help anything (and it won't
>> hurt
>> >> anything either, other than your checkbook)
>> >>
>> >> The "-/+ buffers/cache:" line will tell you how much memory the system
>> is
>> >> taking because nobody else is using it.
>> >> YMMV...
>> >> ET
>> >>
>> >> PS: And that "airplane on fire" wisdom is not always true, but works for
>> >> novice pilots...
>> >> Or:
>> >> My job is not to teach how to fly.
>> >> My job is to help you stay alive while you learn...  :)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Mark Phillips writes:
>> >>
>> >>> I have a Zope/Plone 2.5 web site running on Debian on a Linode virtual
>> >> host.
>> >>> It has grown over the last few years, and now I need to add some more
>> >> disk
>> >>> space. The site is for a school newspaper, so from August - June,
>> >> students
>> >>> add news articles and photos.
>> >>>
>> >>> I was also looking at the output of top, and perhaps I need more RAM as
>> >>> well? Top shows I have only 5 MB free out of 368 MB of total RAM, but I
>> >> am
>> >>> only using 9% of my swap, so perhaps I don't need more RAM. The site
>> does
>> >>> not seem slow.
>> >>>
>> >>> Tasks:  69 total,   1 running,  68 sleeping,   0 stopped,   0 zombie
>> >>> Cpu(s):  0.0%us,  0.0%sy,  0.0%ni,100.0%id,  0.0%wa,  0.0%hi,  0.0%si,
>> >>> 0.0%st
>> >>> Mem:    368836k total,   363364k used,     5472k free,     8316k
>> buffers
>> >>> Swap:   524280k total,    46716k used,   477564k free,    67436k cached
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions you may have.
>> >>>
>> >>> Mark
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