From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2008-04-02T00:27:57+09:00
Subject: Re: linux: getting the "load" values without using "top"

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:20 PM, James Dinkel <jdinkel@gmail.com> wrote:
> Robert Dober wrote:
>
>  > Sorry for being negative, but what will happen if the load goes up
>  > again while your script is running?
>
>  I'm pretty sure the server will blow up.
>
>
>  > Maybe you just cannot run this script safely on that server.
>  > Just curious what that script does, maybe you can run it on a nice
>  > level that will allow the server to survive, seems
>  > much a saver approach to me.
>
>  I don't know what "a nice level" is, but I will look into it.
It simply runs your program with less or more priority, but I guess
you can type "man nice" as you have
indicated above.
Good luck.
R.

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