Dear List Users Greetings,
i have come across the problem where CentOS 6.3 x64 has more than 700
processes running. i am not sure where to start, what in normal or
abnormal.
[root at jet]# ps -A
PID TTY TIME CMD
1 ? 00:00:03 init
2 ? 00:00:00 kthreadd
3 ? 00:00:00 migration/0
4 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0
5 ? 00:00:00 migration/0
6 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/0
7 ? 00:00:00 migration/1
8 ? 00:00:00 migration/1
9 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/1
10 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/1
11 ? 00:00:00 migration/2
12 ? 00:00:00 migration/2
13 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/2
14 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/2
15 ? 00:00:00 migration/3
16 ? 00:00:00 migration/3
17 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/3
18 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/3
19 ? 00:00:00 migration/4
20 ? 00:00:00 migration/4
21 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/4
22 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/4
23 ? 00:00:00 migration/5
24 ? 00:00:00 migration/5
25 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/5
26 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/5
27 ? 00:00:00 migration/6
28 ? 00:00:00 migration/6
29 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/6
30 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/6
31 ? 00:00:00 migration/7
32 ? 00:00:00 migration/7
33 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/7
34 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/7
35 ? 00:00:00 migration/8
36 ? 00:00:00 migration/8
37 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/8
38 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/8
39 ? 00:00:00 migration/9
40 ? 00:00:00 migration/9
41 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/9
42 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/9
43 ? 00:00:00 migration/10
44 ? 00:00:00 migration/10
45 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/10
46 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/10
47 ? 00:00:00 migration/11
48 ? 00:00:00 migration/11
49 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/11
50 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/11
51 ? 00:00:00 migration/12
52 ? 00:00:00 migration/12
53 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/12
54 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/12
55 ? 00:00:00 migration/13
56 ? 00:00:00 migration/13
57 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/13
58 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/13
59 ? 00:00:00 migration/14
60 ? 00:00:00 migration/14
61 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/14
62 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/14
63 ? 00:00:00 migration/15
64 ? 00:00:00 migration/15
65 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/15
66 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/15
67 ? 00:00:00 migration/16
68 ? 00:00:00 migration/16
69 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/16
70 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/16
71 ? 00:00:00 migration/17
72 ? 00:00:00 migration/17
73 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/17
74 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/17
75 ? 00:00:00 migration/18
76 ? 00:00:00 migration/18
77 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/18
78 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/18
79 ? 00:00:00 migration/19
80 ? 00:00:00 migration/19
81 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/19
82 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/19
83 ? 00:00:00 migration/20
84 ? 00:00:00 migration/20
85 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/20
86 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/20
87 ? 00:00:00 migration/21
88 ? 00:00:00 migration/21
89 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/21
90 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/21
91 ? 00:00:00 migration/22
92 ? 00:00:00 migration/22
93 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/22
94 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/22
95 ? 00:00:00 migration/23
96 ? 00:00:00 migration/23
97 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/23
98 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/23
99 ? 00:00:00 events/0
100 ? 00:00:00 events/1
101 ? 00:00:00 events/2
102 ? 00:00:00 events/3
103 ? 00:00:00 events/4
104 ? 00:00:00 events/5
105 ? 00:00:00 events/6
106 ? 00:00:00 events/7
107 ? 00:00:00 events/8
108 ? 00:00:00 events/9
109 ? 00:00:00 events/10
110 ? 00:00:00 events/11
111 ? 00:00:00 events/12
112 ? 00:00:00 events/13
113 ? 00:00:00 events/14
114 ? 00:00:00 events/15
115 ? 00:00:00 events/16
116 ? 00:00:00 events/17
117 ? 00:00:00 events/18
118 ? 00:00:00 events/19
119 ? 00:00:00 events/20
120 ? 00:00:00 events/21
121 ? 00:00:00 events/22
122 ? 00:00:00 events/23
123 ? 00:00:00 cgroup
124 ? 00:00:00 khelper
125 ? 00:00:00 netns
126 ? 00:00:00 async/mgr
127 ? 00:00:00 pm
128 ? 00:00:00 sync_supers
129 ? 00:00:00 bdi-default
130 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/0
131 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/1
132 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/2
133 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/3
134 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/4
135 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/5
136 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/6
137 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/7
138 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/8
139 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/9
140 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/10
141 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/11
142 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/12
143 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/13
144 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/14
145 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/15
146 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/16
147 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/17
148 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/18
149 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/19
150 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/20
151 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/21
152 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/22
153 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/23
154 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/0
155 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/1
156 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/2
157 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/3
158 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/4
159 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/5
160 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/6
161 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/7
162 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/8
163 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/9
164 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/10
165 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/11
166 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/12
167 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/13
168 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/14
169 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/15
170 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/16
171 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/17
172 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/18
173 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/19
174 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/20
175 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/21
176 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/22
177 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/23
178 ? 00:00:00 kacpid
179 ? 00:00:00 kacpi_notify
180 ? 00:00:00 kacpi_hotplug
181 ? 00:00:00 ata/0
182 ? 00:00:00 ata/1
183 ? 00:00:00 ata/2
184 ? 00:00:00 ata/3
185 ? 00:00:00 ata/4
186 ? 00:00:00 ata/5
187 ? 00:00:00 ata/6
188 ? 00:00:00 ata/7
189 ? 00:00:00 ata/8
190 ? 00:00:00 ata/9
191 ? 00:00:00 ata/10
192 ? 00:00:00 ata/11
193 ? 00:00:00 ata/12
194 ? 00:00:00 ata/13
195 ? 00:00:00 ata/14
196 ? 00:00:00 ata/15
197 ? 00:00:00 ata/16
198 ? 00:00:00 ata/17
199 ? 00:00:00 ata/18
200 ? 00:00:00 ata/19
201 ? 00:00:00 ata/20
202 ? 00:00:00 ata/21
203 ? 00:00:00 ata/22
204 ? 00:00:00 ata/23
205 ? 00:00:00 ata_aux
206 ? 00:00:00 ksuspend_usbd
207 ? 00:00:00 khubd
208 ? 00:00:00 kseriod
209 ? 00:00:00 md/0
210 ? 00:00:00 md/1
211 ? 00:00:00 md/2
212 ? 00:00:00 md/3
213 ? 00:00:00 md/4
214 ? 00:00:00 md/5
215 ? 00:00:00 md/6
216 ? 00:00:00 md/7
217 ? 00:00:00 md/8
218 ? 00:00:00 md/9
219 ? 00:00:00 md/10
220 ? 00:00:00 md/11
221 ? 00:00:00 md/12
222 ? 00:00:00 md/13
223 ? 00:00:00 md/14
224 ? 00:00:00 md/15
225 ? 00:00:00 md/16
226 ? 00:00:00 md/17
227 ? 00:00:00 md/18
228 ? 00:00:00 md/19
229 ? 00:00:00 md/20
230 ? 00:00:00 md/21
231 ? 00:00:00 md/22
232 ? 00:00:00 md/23
233 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/0
234 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/1
235 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/2
236 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/3
237 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/4
238 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/5
239 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/6
240 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/7
241 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/8
242 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/9
243 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/10
244 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/11
245 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/12
246 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/13
247 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/14
248 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/15
249 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/16
250 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/17
251 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/18
252 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/19
253 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/20
254 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/21
255 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/22
256 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/23
257 ? 00:00:00 khungtaskd
258 ? 00:00:00 kswapd0
259 ? 00:00:00 kswapd1
260 ? 00:00:00 kswapd2
261 ? 00:00:00 kswapd3
262 ? 00:00:00 ksmd
263 ? 00:00:00 khugepaged
264 ? 00:00:00 aio/0
265 ? 00:00:00 aio/1
266 ? 00:00:00 aio/2
267 ? 00:00:00 aio/3
268 ? 00:00:00 aio/4
269 ? 00:00:00 aio/5
270 ? 00:00:00 aio/6
271 ? 00:00:00 aio/7
272 ? 00:00:00 aio/8
273 ? 00:00:00 aio/9
274 ? 00:00:00 aio/10
275 ? 00:00:00 aio/11
276 ? 00:00:00 aio/12
277 ? 00:00:00 aio/13
278 ? 00:00:00 aio/14
279 ? 00:00:00 aio/15
280 ? 00:00:00 aio/16
281 ? 00:00:00 aio/17
282 ? 00:00:00 aio/18
283 ? 00:00:00 aio/19
284 ? 00:00:00 aio/20
285 ? 00:00:00 aio/21
286 ? 00:00:00 aio/22
287 ? 00:00:00 aio/23
288 ? 00:00:00 crypto/0
289 ? 00:00:00 crypto/1
290 ? 00:00:00 crypto/2
291 ? 00:00:00 crypto/3
292 ? 00:00:00 crypto/4
293 ? 00:00:00 crypto/5
294 ? 00:00:00 crypto/6
295 ? 00:00:00 crypto/7
296 ? 00:00:00 crypto/8
297 ? 00:00:00 crypto/9
298 ? 00:00:00 crypto/10
299 ? 00:00:00 crypto/11
300 ? 00:00:00 crypto/12
301 ? 00:00:00 crypto/13
302 ? 00:00:00 crypto/14
303 ? 00:00:00 crypto/15
304 ? 00:00:00 crypto/16
305 ? 00:00:00 crypto/17
306 ? 00:00:00 crypto/18
307 ? 00:00:00 crypto/19
308 ? 00:00:00 crypto/20
309 ? 00:00:00 crypto/21
310 ? 00:00:00 crypto/22
311 ? 00:00:00 crypto/23
316 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/0
317 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/1
318 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/2
319 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/3
320 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/4
321 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/5
322 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/6
323 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/7
324 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/8
325 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/9
326 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/10
327 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/11
328 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/12
329 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/13
330 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/14
331 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/15
332 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/16
333 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/17
334 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/18
335 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/19
336 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/20
337 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/21
338 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/22
339 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/23
340 ? 00:00:00 pciehpd
342 ? 00:00:00 kpsmoused
343 ? 00:00:00 usbhid_resumer
373 ? 00:00:00 kstriped
475 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_0
476 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_1
516 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_2
517 ? 00:00:00 vmw_pvscsi_wq_2
627 ? 00:00:00 jbd2/sda2-8
628 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
629 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
630 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
631 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
632 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
633 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
634 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
635 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
636 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
637 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
638 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
639 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
640 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
641 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
642 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
643 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
644 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
645 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
646 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
647 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
648 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
649 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
650 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
651 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
669 ? 00:00:00 flush-8:0
737 ? 00:00:00 udevd
1368 ? 00:00:00 vmmemctl
1547 ? 00:00:00 udevd
1548 ? 00:00:00 udevd
1589 ? 00:00:00 jbd2/sda1-8
1590 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1591 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1592 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1593 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1594 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1595 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1596 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1597 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1598 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1599 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1600 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1601 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1602 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1603 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1604 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1605 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1606 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1607 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1608 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1609 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1610 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1611 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1612 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1613 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1672 ? 00:00:00 kauditd
2191 ? 00:00:00 auditd
2247 ? 00:00:00 portreserve
2266 ? 00:00:00 rsyslogd
2329 ? 00:00:00 irqbalance
2344 ? 00:00:00 rpcbind
2362 ? 00:00:00 rpc.statd
2390 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/0
2391 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/1
2392 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/2
2393 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/3
2394 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/4
2395 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/5
2396 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/6
2397 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/7
2398 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/8
2399 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/9
2400 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/10
2401 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/11
2402 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/12
2403 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/13
2404 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/14
2405 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/15
2406 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/16
2407 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/17
2408 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/18
2409 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/19
2410 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/20
2411 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/21
2412 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/22
2413 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/23
2417 ? 00:00:00 rpc.idmapd
2437 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon
2448 ? 00:00:00 cupsd
2473 ? 00:00:00 acpid
2482 ? 00:00:00 hald
2483 ? 00:00:00 hald-runner
2523 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-inpu
2528 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-acpi
2548 ? 00:00:00 automount
2564 ? 00:00:00 opendkim
2565 ? 00:00:00 opendkim
2581 ? 00:00:00 snmpd
2593 ? 00:00:00 sshd
2615 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2617 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2618 ? 00:00:01 zabbix_agentd
2619 ? 00:00:01 zabbix_agentd
2620 ? 00:00:01 zabbix_agentd
2621 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd
2644 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2654 ? 00:00:00 xinetd
2662 ? 00:00:00 ntpd
2673 ? 00:00:00 vsftpd
2681 ? 00:00:00 clamd
2718 ? 00:00:00 mysqld_safe
2819 ? 00:00:06 mysqld
2865 ? 00:00:01 postmaster
2867 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
2869 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
2870 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
2871 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
2872 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
2874 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2875 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2876 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2877 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2879 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2881 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2882 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2883 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2884 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2885 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2886 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2887 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2890 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2891 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2893 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2896 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2897 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2898 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2900 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2903 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2905 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2906 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2907 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2908 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2909 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2912 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server
2934 ? 00:00:00 dovecot
2936 ? 00:00:00 anvil
2937 ? 00:00:00 log
2939 ? 00:00:00 config
2946 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd
2947 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd
2948 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd
2949 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd
2950 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd
2959 ? 00:00:02 amavisd
2967 ? 00:00:00 postgrey
3043 ? 00:00:00 master
3051 ? 00:00:00 pickup
3052 ? 00:00:00 qmgr
3067 ? 00:00:00 abrtd
3075 ? 00:00:00 abrt-dump-oops
3085 ? 00:00:00 denyhosts.py
3087 ? 00:00:00 amavisd
3090 ? 00:00:00 amavisd
3094 ? 00:00:00 httpd
3102 ? 00:00:00 crond
3112 ? 00:00:00 httpd
3114 ? 00:00:12 httpd
3118 ? 00:00:00 squid
3121 ? 00:00:00 squid
3122 ? 00:00:00 unlinkd
3123 ? 00:00:13 httpd
3132 ? 00:00:00 smbd
3138 ? 00:00:00 smbd
3143 ? 00:00:00 npcd
3153 ? 00:00:00 atd
3161 ? 00:00:00 python
3180 ? 00:00:00 nagios
3201 ? 00:00:00 ndo2db
3203 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
3212 ? 00:00:12 httpd
3213 ? 00:00:00 miniserv.pl
3222 tty1 00:00:00 mingetty
3224 tty2 00:00:00 mingetty
3226 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
3227 tty3 00:00:00 mingetty
3230 tty4 00:00:00 mingetty
3233 tty5 00:00:00 mingetty
3235 tty6 00:00:00 mingetty
3236 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
3250 ? 00:00:00 auth
3258 ? 00:00:00 ndo2db
3259 ? 00:00:00 ndo2db
3264 ? 00:00:00 sshd
3271 ? 00:00:12 httpd
3273 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
3281 ? 00:00:00 sshd
3282 pts/0 00:00:00 bash
3305 pts/0 00:00:00 su
3414 pts/0 00:00:00 bash
3511 ? 00:00:11 httpd
3550 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
4353 ? 00:00:03 httpd
4467 ? 00:00:05 httpd
4472 ? 00:00:00 tlsmgr
4474 ? 00:00:00 trivial-rewrite
4479 ? 00:00:00 smtpd
4500 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
4595 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
5411 ? 00:00:00 crond
5412 ? 00:00:00 crond
5420 ? 00:00:00 sh
5423 ? 00:00:00 sh
5426 ? 00:00:00 php
5430 ? 00:00:00 php
5435 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
5518 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
5654 ? 00:00:00 crond
5655 ? 00:00:00 crond
5656 ? 00:00:00 crond
5657 ? 00:00:00 crond
5658 ? 00:00:00 crond
5659 ? 00:00:00 sh
5663 ? 00:00:00 sh
5664 ? 00:00:00 sh
5665 ? 00:00:00 sh
5666 ? 00:00:00 sh
5667 ? 00:00:00 php
5671 ? 00:00:00 php
5672 ? 00:00:00 php
5673 ? 00:00:00 php
5674 ? 00:00:00 php
5676 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
5678 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
5679 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
5688 ? 00:00:02 sh
5701 ? 00:00:00 postmaster
5750 ? 00:00:00 sh
5751 ? 00:00:00 iostat
5752 ? 00:00:00 tail
5753 ? 00:00:00 head
5754 ? 00:00:00 awk
5755 pts/0 00:00:00 ps
On 02/07/2013 11:51 AM, thus Prabhpal S. Mavi spake:> > Dear List Users Greetings, > > i have come across the problem where CentOS 6.3 x64 has more than 700 > processes running. i am not sure where to start, what in normal or > abnormal.You have a dual six core machine with Hyperthreading enabled?> [root at jet]# ps -A > PID TTY TIME CMD > 1 ? 00:00:03 init > 2 ? 00:00:00 kthreadd > 3 ? 00:00:00 migration/0 > 4 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0 > 5 ? 00:00:00 migration/0 > 6 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/0 > 7 ? 00:00:00 migration/1 > 8 ? 00:00:00 migration/1 > 9 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/1 > 10 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/1 > 11 ? 00:00:00 migration/2 > 12 ? 00:00:00 migration/2 > 13 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/2 > 14 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/2 > 15 ? 00:00:00 migration/3 > 16 ? 00:00:00 migration/3 > 17 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/3 > 18 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/3 > 19 ? 00:00:00 migration/4 > 20 ? 00:00:00 migration/4 > 21 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/4 > 22 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/4 > 23 ? 00:00:00 migration/5 > 24 ? 00:00:00 migration/5 > 25 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/5 > 26 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/5 > 27 ? 00:00:00 migration/6 > 28 ? 00:00:00 migration/6 > 29 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/6 > 30 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/6 > 31 ? 00:00:00 migration/7 > 32 ? 00:00:00 migration/7 > 33 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/7 > 34 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/7 > 35 ? 00:00:00 migration/8 > 36 ? 00:00:00 migration/8 > 37 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/8 > 38 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/8 > 39 ? 00:00:00 migration/9 > 40 ? 00:00:00 migration/9 > 41 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/9 > 42 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/9 > 43 ? 00:00:00 migration/10 > 44 ? 00:00:00 migration/10 > 45 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/10 > 46 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/10 > 47 ? 00:00:00 migration/11 > 48 ? 00:00:00 migration/11 > 49 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/11 > 50 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/11 > 51 ? 00:00:00 migration/12 > 52 ? 00:00:00 migration/12 > 53 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/12 > 54 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/12 > 55 ? 00:00:00 migration/13 > 56 ? 00:00:00 migration/13 > 57 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/13 > 58 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/13 > 59 ? 00:00:00 migration/14 > 60 ? 00:00:00 migration/14 > 61 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/14 > 62 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/14 > 63 ? 00:00:00 migration/15 > 64 ? 00:00:00 migration/15 > 65 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/15 > 66 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/15 > 67 ? 00:00:00 migration/16 > 68 ? 00:00:00 migration/16 > 69 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/16 > 70 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/16 > 71 ? 00:00:00 migration/17 > 72 ? 00:00:00 migration/17 > 73 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/17 > 74 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/17 > 75 ? 00:00:00 migration/18 > 76 ? 00:00:00 migration/18 > 77 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/18 > 78 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/18 > 79 ? 00:00:00 migration/19 > 80 ? 00:00:00 migration/19 > 81 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/19 > 82 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/19 > 83 ? 00:00:00 migration/20 > 84 ? 00:00:00 migration/20 > 85 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/20 > 86 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/20 > 87 ? 00:00:00 migration/21 > 88 ? 00:00:00 migration/21 > 89 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/21 > 90 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/21 > 91 ? 00:00:00 migration/22 > 92 ? 00:00:00 migration/22 > 93 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/22 > 94 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/22 > 95 ? 00:00:00 migration/23 > 96 ? 00:00:00 migration/23 > 97 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/23 > 98 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/23 > 99 ? 00:00:00 events/0 > 100 ? 00:00:00 events/1 > 101 ? 00:00:00 events/2 > 102 ? 00:00:00 events/3 > 103 ? 00:00:00 events/4 > 104 ? 00:00:00 events/5 > 105 ? 00:00:00 events/6 > 106 ? 00:00:00 events/7 > 107 ? 00:00:00 events/8 > 108 ? 00:00:00 events/9 > 109 ? 00:00:00 events/10 > 110 ? 00:00:00 events/11 > 111 ? 00:00:00 events/12 > 112 ? 00:00:00 events/13 > 113 ? 00:00:00 events/14 > 114 ? 00:00:00 events/15 > 115 ? 00:00:00 events/16 > 116 ? 00:00:00 events/17 > 117 ? 00:00:00 events/18 > 118 ? 00:00:00 events/19 > 119 ? 00:00:00 events/20 > 120 ? 00:00:00 events/21 > 121 ? 00:00:00 events/22 > 122 ? 00:00:00 events/23 > 123 ? 00:00:00 cgroup > 124 ? 00:00:00 khelper > 125 ? 00:00:00 netns > 126 ? 00:00:00 async/mgr > 127 ? 00:00:00 pm > 128 ? 00:00:00 sync_supers > 129 ? 00:00:00 bdi-default > 130 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/0 > 131 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/1 > 132 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/2 > 133 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/3 > 134 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/4 > 135 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/5 > 136 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/6 > 137 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/7 > 138 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/8 > 139 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/9 > 140 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/10 > 141 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/11 > 142 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/12 > 143 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/13 > 144 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/14 > 145 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/15 > 146 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/16 > 147 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/17 > 148 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/18 > 149 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/19 > 150 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/20 > 151 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/21 > 152 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/22 > 153 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/23 > 154 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/0 > 155 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/1 > 156 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/2 > 157 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/3 > 158 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/4 > 159 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/5 > 160 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/6 > 161 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/7 > 162 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/8 > 163 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/9 > 164 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/10 > 165 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/11 > 166 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/12 > 167 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/13 > 168 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/14 > 169 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/15 > 170 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/16 > 171 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/17 > 172 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/18 > 173 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/19 > 174 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/20 > 175 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/21 > 176 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/22 > 177 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/23 > 178 ? 00:00:00 kacpid > 179 ? 00:00:00 kacpi_notify > 180 ? 00:00:00 kacpi_hotplug > 181 ? 00:00:00 ata/0 > 182 ? 00:00:00 ata/1 > 183 ? 00:00:00 ata/2 > 184 ? 00:00:00 ata/3 > 185 ? 00:00:00 ata/4 > 186 ? 00:00:00 ata/5 > 187 ? 00:00:00 ata/6 > 188 ? 00:00:00 ata/7 > 189 ? 00:00:00 ata/8 > 190 ? 00:00:00 ata/9 > 191 ? 00:00:00 ata/10 > 192 ? 00:00:00 ata/11 > 193 ? 00:00:00 ata/12 > 194 ? 00:00:00 ata/13 > 195 ? 00:00:00 ata/14 > 196 ? 00:00:00 ata/15 > 197 ? 00:00:00 ata/16 > 198 ? 00:00:00 ata/17 > 199 ? 00:00:00 ata/18 > 200 ? 00:00:00 ata/19 > 201 ? 00:00:00 ata/20 > 202 ? 00:00:00 ata/21 > 203 ? 00:00:00 ata/22 > 204 ? 00:00:00 ata/23 > 205 ? 00:00:00 ata_aux > 206 ? 00:00:00 ksuspend_usbd > 207 ? 00:00:00 khubd > 208 ? 00:00:00 kseriod > 209 ? 00:00:00 md/0 > 210 ? 00:00:00 md/1 > 211 ? 00:00:00 md/2 > 212 ? 00:00:00 md/3 > 213 ? 00:00:00 md/4 > 214 ? 00:00:00 md/5 > 215 ? 00:00:00 md/6 > 216 ? 00:00:00 md/7 > 217 ? 00:00:00 md/8 > 218 ? 00:00:00 md/9 > 219 ? 00:00:00 md/10 > 220 ? 00:00:00 md/11 > 221 ? 00:00:00 md/12 > 222 ? 00:00:00 md/13 > 223 ? 00:00:00 md/14 > 224 ? 00:00:00 md/15 > 225 ? 00:00:00 md/16 > 226 ? 00:00:00 md/17 > 227 ? 00:00:00 md/18 > 228 ? 00:00:00 md/19 > 229 ? 00:00:00 md/20 > 230 ? 00:00:00 md/21 > 231 ? 00:00:00 md/22 > 232 ? 00:00:00 md/23 > 233 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/0 > 234 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/1 > 235 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/2 > 236 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/3 > 237 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/4 > 238 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/5 > 239 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/6 > 240 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/7 > 241 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/8 > 242 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/9 > 243 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/10 > 244 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/11 > 245 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/12 > 246 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/13 > 247 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/14 > 248 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/15 > 249 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/16 > 250 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/17 > 251 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/18 > 252 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/19 > 253 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/20 > 254 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/21 > 255 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/22 > 256 ? 00:00:00 md_misc/23 > 257 ? 00:00:00 khungtaskd > 258 ? 00:00:00 kswapd0 > 259 ? 00:00:00 kswapd1 > 260 ? 00:00:00 kswapd2 > 261 ? 00:00:00 kswapd3 > 262 ? 00:00:00 ksmd > 263 ? 00:00:00 khugepaged > 264 ? 00:00:00 aio/0 > 265 ? 00:00:00 aio/1 > 266 ? 00:00:00 aio/2 > 267 ? 00:00:00 aio/3 > 268 ? 00:00:00 aio/4 > 269 ? 00:00:00 aio/5 > 270 ? 00:00:00 aio/6 > 271 ? 00:00:00 aio/7 > 272 ? 00:00:00 aio/8 > 273 ? 00:00:00 aio/9 > 274 ? 00:00:00 aio/10 > 275 ? 00:00:00 aio/11 > 276 ? 00:00:00 aio/12 > 277 ? 00:00:00 aio/13 > 278 ? 00:00:00 aio/14 > 279 ? 00:00:00 aio/15 > 280 ? 00:00:00 aio/16 > 281 ? 00:00:00 aio/17 > 282 ? 00:00:00 aio/18 > 283 ? 00:00:00 aio/19 > 284 ? 00:00:00 aio/20 > 285 ? 00:00:00 aio/21 > 286 ? 00:00:00 aio/22 > 287 ? 00:00:00 aio/23 > 288 ? 00:00:00 crypto/0 > 289 ? 00:00:00 crypto/1 > 290 ? 00:00:00 crypto/2 > 291 ? 00:00:00 crypto/3 > 292 ? 00:00:00 crypto/4 > 293 ? 00:00:00 crypto/5 > 294 ? 00:00:00 crypto/6 > 295 ? 00:00:00 crypto/7 > 296 ? 00:00:00 crypto/8 > 297 ? 00:00:00 crypto/9 > 298 ? 00:00:00 crypto/10 > 299 ? 00:00:00 crypto/11 > 300 ? 00:00:00 crypto/12 > 301 ? 00:00:00 crypto/13 > 302 ? 00:00:00 crypto/14 > 303 ? 00:00:00 crypto/15 > 304 ? 00:00:00 crypto/16 > 305 ? 00:00:00 crypto/17 > 306 ? 00:00:00 crypto/18 > 307 ? 00:00:00 crypto/19 > 308 ? 00:00:00 crypto/20 > 309 ? 00:00:00 crypto/21 > 310 ? 00:00:00 crypto/22 > 311 ? 00:00:00 crypto/23 > 316 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/0 > 317 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/1 > 318 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/2 > 319 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/3 > 320 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/4 > 321 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/5 > 322 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/6 > 323 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/7 > 324 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/8 > 325 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/9 > 326 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/10 > 327 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/11 > 328 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/12 > 329 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/13 > 330 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/14 > 331 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/15 > 332 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/16 > 333 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/17 > 334 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/18 > 335 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/19 > 336 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/20 > 337 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/21 > 338 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/22 > 339 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld/23 > 340 ? 00:00:00 pciehpd > 342 ? 00:00:00 kpsmoused > 343 ? 00:00:00 usbhid_resumer > 373 ? 00:00:00 kstriped > 475 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_0 > 476 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_1 > 516 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_2 > 517 ? 00:00:00 vmw_pvscsi_wq_2 > 627 ? 00:00:00 jbd2/sda2-8 > 628 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 629 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 630 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 631 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 632 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 633 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 634 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 635 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 636 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 637 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 638 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 639 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 640 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 641 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 642 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 643 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 644 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 645 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 646 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 647 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 648 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 649 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 650 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 651 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 669 ? 00:00:00 flush-8:0 > 737 ? 00:00:00 udevd > 1368 ? 00:00:00 vmmemctl > 1547 ? 00:00:00 udevd > 1548 ? 00:00:00 udevd > 1589 ? 00:00:00 jbd2/sda1-8 > 1590 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1591 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1592 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1593 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1594 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1595 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1596 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1597 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1598 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1599 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1600 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1601 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1602 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1603 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1604 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1605 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1606 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1607 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1608 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1609 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1610 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1611 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1612 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1613 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit > 1672 ? 00:00:00 kauditd > 2191 ? 00:00:00 auditd > 2247 ? 00:00:00 portreserve > 2266 ? 00:00:00 rsyslogd > 2329 ? 00:00:00 irqbalance > 2344 ? 00:00:00 rpcbind > 2362 ? 00:00:00 rpc.statd > 2390 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/0 > 2391 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/1 > 2392 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/2 > 2393 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/3 > 2394 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/4 > 2395 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/5 > 2396 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/6 > 2397 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/7 > 2398 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/8 > 2399 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/9 > 2400 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/10 > 2401 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/11 > 2402 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/12 > 2403 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/13 > 2404 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/14 > 2405 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/15 > 2406 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/16 > 2407 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/17 > 2408 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/18 > 2409 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/19 > 2410 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/20 > 2411 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/21 > 2412 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/22 > 2413 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/23 > 2417 ? 00:00:00 rpc.idmapd > 2437 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon > 2448 ? 00:00:00 cupsd > 2473 ? 00:00:00 acpid > 2482 ? 00:00:00 hald > 2483 ? 00:00:00 hald-runner > 2523 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-inpu > 2528 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-acpi > 2548 ? 00:00:00 automount > 2564 ? 00:00:00 opendkim > 2565 ? 00:00:00 opendkim > 2581 ? 00:00:00 snmpd > 2593 ? 00:00:00 sshd > 2615 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd > 2617 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd > 2618 ? 00:00:01 zabbix_agentd > 2619 ? 00:00:01 zabbix_agentd > 2620 ? 00:00:01 zabbix_agentd > 2621 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_agentd > 2644 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2654 ? 00:00:00 xinetd > 2662 ? 00:00:00 ntpd > 2673 ? 00:00:00 vsftpd > 2681 ? 00:00:00 clamd > 2718 ? 00:00:00 mysqld_safe > 2819 ? 00:00:06 mysqld > 2865 ? 00:00:01 postmaster > 2867 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 2869 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 2870 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 2871 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 2872 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 2874 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2875 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2876 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2877 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2879 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2881 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2882 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2883 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2884 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2885 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2886 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2887 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2890 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2891 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2893 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2896 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2897 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2898 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2900 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2903 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2905 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2906 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2907 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2908 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2909 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2912 ? 00:00:00 zabbix_server > 2934 ? 00:00:00 dovecot > 2936 ? 00:00:00 anvil > 2937 ? 00:00:00 log > 2939 ? 00:00:00 config > 2946 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd > 2947 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd > 2948 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd > 2949 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd > 2950 ? 00:00:00 saslauthd > 2959 ? 00:00:02 amavisd > 2967 ? 00:00:00 postgrey > 3043 ? 00:00:00 master > 3051 ? 00:00:00 pickup > 3052 ? 00:00:00 qmgr > 3067 ? 00:00:00 abrtd > 3075 ? 00:00:00 abrt-dump-oops > 3085 ? 00:00:00 denyhosts.py > 3087 ? 00:00:00 amavisd > 3090 ? 00:00:00 amavisd > 3094 ? 00:00:00 httpd > 3102 ? 00:00:00 crond > 3112 ? 00:00:00 httpd > 3114 ? 00:00:12 httpd > 3118 ? 00:00:00 squid > 3121 ? 00:00:00 squid > 3122 ? 00:00:00 unlinkd > 3123 ? 00:00:13 httpd > 3132 ? 00:00:00 smbd > 3138 ? 00:00:00 smbd > 3143 ? 00:00:00 npcd > 3153 ? 00:00:00 atd > 3161 ? 00:00:00 python > 3180 ? 00:00:00 nagios > 3201 ? 00:00:00 ndo2db > 3203 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 3212 ? 00:00:12 httpd > 3213 ? 00:00:00 miniserv.pl > 3222 tty1 00:00:00 mingetty > 3224 tty2 00:00:00 mingetty > 3226 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 3227 tty3 00:00:00 mingetty > 3230 tty4 00:00:00 mingetty > 3233 tty5 00:00:00 mingetty > 3235 tty6 00:00:00 mingetty > 3236 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 3250 ? 00:00:00 auth > 3258 ? 00:00:00 ndo2db > 3259 ? 00:00:00 ndo2db > 3264 ? 00:00:00 sshd > 3271 ? 00:00:12 httpd > 3273 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 3281 ? 00:00:00 sshd > 3282 pts/0 00:00:00 bash > 3305 pts/0 00:00:00 su > 3414 pts/0 00:00:00 bash > 3511 ? 00:00:11 httpd > 3550 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 4353 ? 00:00:03 httpd > 4467 ? 00:00:05 httpd > 4472 ? 00:00:00 tlsmgr > 4474 ? 00:00:00 trivial-rewrite > 4479 ? 00:00:00 smtpd > 4500 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 4595 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 5411 ? 00:00:00 crond > 5412 ? 00:00:00 crond > 5420 ? 00:00:00 sh > 5423 ? 00:00:00 sh > 5426 ? 00:00:00 php > 5430 ? 00:00:00 php > 5435 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 5518 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 5654 ? 00:00:00 crond > 5655 ? 00:00:00 crond > 5656 ? 00:00:00 crond > 5657 ? 00:00:00 crond > 5658 ? 00:00:00 crond > 5659 ? 00:00:00 sh > 5663 ? 00:00:00 sh > 5664 ? 00:00:00 sh > 5665 ? 00:00:00 sh > 5666 ? 00:00:00 sh > 5667 ? 00:00:00 php > 5671 ? 00:00:00 php > 5672 ? 00:00:00 php > 5673 ? 00:00:00 php > 5674 ? 00:00:00 php > 5676 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 5678 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 5679 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 5688 ? 00:00:02 sh > 5701 ? 00:00:00 postmaster > 5750 ? 00:00:00 sh > 5751 ? 00:00:00 iostat > 5752 ? 00:00:00 tail > 5753 ? 00:00:00 head > 5754 ? 00:00:00 awk > 5755 pts/0 00:00:00 ps
Hi Reindl H. This is brilliant, best answer ever. one line says everything. I tested the server by assigning single CPU rather than 4 physical 6 core each. number became normal. Big thanks> the /0-/23 are NOT processes > these are KERNEL-THREADS > per logical CPU one of each thread > > Am 07.02.2013 11:51, schrieb Prabhpal S. Mavi: >> i have come across the problem where CentOS 6.3 x64 has more than 700 >> processes running. i am not sure where to start, what in normal or >> abnormal. >> >> [root at jet]# ps -A >> PID TTY TIME CMD >> 1 ? 00:00:03 init >> 2 ? 00:00:00 kthreadd >> 3 ? 00:00:00 migration/0 >> 4 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0 >> 5 ? 00:00:00 migration/0 >> 6 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/0 >> 7 ? 00:00:00 migration/1 >> 8 ? 00:00:00 migration/1 >> 9 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/1 >> 10 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/1 >> 11 ? 00:00:00 migration/2 >> 12 ? 00:00:00 migration/2 >> 13 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/2 >> 14 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/2 >> 15 ? 00:00:00 migration/3 >> 16 ? 00:00:00 migration/3 >> 17 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/3 >> 18 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/3 >> 19 ? 00:00:00 migration/4 >> 20 ? 00:00:00 migration/4 >> 21 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/4 >> 22 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/4 >> 23 ? 00:00:00 migration/5 >> 24 ? 00:00:00 migration/5 >> 25 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/5 >> 26 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/5 >> 27 ? 00:00:00 migration/6 >> 28 ? 00:00:00 migration/6 >> 29 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/6 >> 30 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/6 >> 31 ? 00:00:00 migration/7 >> 32 ? 00:00:00 migration/7 >> 33 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/7 >> 34 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/7 >> 35 ? 00:00:00 migration/8 >> 36 ? 00:00:00 migration/8 >> 37 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/8 >> 38 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/8 >> 39 ? 00:00:00 migration/9 >> 40 ? 00:00:00 migration/9 >> 41 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/9 >> 42 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/9 >> 43 ? 00:00:00 migration/10 >> 44 ? 00:00:00 migration/10 >> 45 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/10 >> 46 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/10 >> 47 ? 00:00:00 migration/11 >> 48 ? 00:00:00 migration/11 >> 49 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/11 >> 50 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/11 >> 51 ? 00:00:00 migration/12 >> 52 ? 00:00:00 migration/12 >> 53 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/12 >> 54 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/12 >> 55 ? 00:00:00 migration/13 >> 56 ? 00:00:00 migration/13 >> 57 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/13 >> 58 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/13 >> 59 ? 00:00:00 migration/14 >> 60 ? 00:00:00 migration/14 >> 61 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/14 >> 62 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/14 >> 63 ? 00:00:00 migration/15 >> 64 ? 00:00:00 migration/15 >> 65 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/15 >> 66 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/15 >> 67 ? 00:00:00 migration/16 >> 68 ? 00:00:00 migration/16 >> 69 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/16 >> 70 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/16 >> 71 ? 00:00:00 migration/17 >> 72 ? 00:00:00 migration/17 >> 73 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/17 >> 74 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/17 >> 75 ? 00:00:00 migration/18 >> 76 ? 00:00:00 migration/18 >> 77 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/18 >> 78 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/18 >> 79 ? 00:00:00 migration/19 >> 80 ? 00:00:00 migration/19 >> 81 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/19 >> 82 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/19 >> 83 ? 00:00:00 migration/20 >> 84 ? 00:00:00 migration/20 >> 85 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/20 >> 86 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/20 >> 87 ? 00:00:00 migration/21 >> 88 ? 00:00:00 migration/21 >> 89 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/21 >> 90 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/21 >> 91 ? 00:00:00 migration/22 >> 92 ? 00:00:00 migration/22 >> 93 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/22 >> 94 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/22 >> 95 ? 00:00:00 migration/23 >> 96 ? 00:00:00 migration/23 >> 97 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/23 >> 98 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/23