server memory eaten up??

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by olddocks, Jan 18, 2008.

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    i have a dedicated server with celeron, 1G RAM running with cpanel. When i issued top command it says only 170Mb of RAM left?

    USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
    root 1 0.0 0.0 2492 548 ? S Jan17 0:00 init [3]
    root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN Jan17 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
    root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Jan17 0:00 [events/0]
    root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Jan17 0:00 [khelper]
    root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Jan17 0:00 [kacpid]
    root 29 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Jan17 0:00 [kblockd/0]
    root 30 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [khubd]
    root 47 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [pdflush]
    root 48 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [pdflush]
    root 49 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [kswapd0]
    root 50 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Jan17 0:00 [aio/0]
    root 194 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [kseriod]
    root 417 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Jan17 0:00 [ata/0]
    root 418 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Jan17 0:00 [ata_aux]
    root 420 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
    root 421 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
    root 438 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [kjournald]
    root 1026 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< Jan17 0:00 [kauditd]
    root 1698 0.0 0.0 1892 448 ? S<s Jan17 0:00 udevd
    root 2038 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [kjournald]
    root 2039 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [kjournald]
    root 2040 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [kjournald]
    root 2041 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [kjournald]
    root 2042 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S Jan17 0:00 [kjournald]
    root 2775 0.0 0.0 2856 536 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 syslogd -m 0
    root 2779 0.0 0.0 2960 376 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 klogd -x
    named 2800 0.0 0.2 37612 2976 ? Ssl Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/named -
    root 2843 0.0 0.0 3060 284 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/courier
    root 2844 0.0 0.0 2024 600 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/libexec/cour
    root 2864 0.0 0.0 2024 252 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/libexec/cour
    root 2865 0.0 0.0 2024 252 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/libexec/cour
    root 2866 0.0 0.0 2024 252 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/libexec/cour
    root 2867 0.0 0.0 2024 252 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/libexec/cour
    root 2868 0.0 0.0 2024 252 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/libexec/cour
    root 2875 0.0 0.0 5144 380 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 rpc.idmapd
    root 2938 0.0 0.0 2708 496 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/smartd
    root 2947 0.0 0.0 2040 432 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
    root 5024 0.0 0.1 4588 1048 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
    root 5037 0.0 0.0 3580 748 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 xinetd -stayalive
    root 5061 0.0 0.1 5912 1232 ? S Jan17 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/
    mysql 5093 0.0 1.4 106756 15224 ? Sl Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld
    root 5126 0.0 0.5 9280 5264 ? S Jan17 0:00 chkservd
    root 5138 0.0 0.0 2604 216 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/courier
    root 5139 0.0 0.0 2324 480 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/lib/courier-
    root 5146 0.0 0.0 1628 216 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/courier
    root 5150 0.0 0.0 2628 476 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/lib/courier-
    root 5156 0.0 0.0 2928 216 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/courier
    root 5165 0.0 0.0 2808 480 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/lib/courier-
    root 5179 0.0 0.0 2076 216 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/courier
    root 5180 0.0 0.0 1692 480 ? S Jan17 0:00 /usr/lib/courier-
    htt 5340 0.0 0.0 1976 128 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/htt -re
    htt 5341 0.0 0.2 8124 3036 ? S Jan17 0:00 htt_server -nodae
    canna 5357 0.0 1.6 19156 17360 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/cannase
    root 5368 0.0 0.0 5556 920 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 crond
    dbus 5647 0.0 0.0 3652 800 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 dbus-daemon-1 --s
    root 5656 0.0 0.2 5804 2452 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 hald
    root 5668 0.0 0.1 7396 2004 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /us
    root 5700 0.0 0.0 1488 392 ? Ss Jan17 0:00 /usr/sbin/portsen
    root 5721 0.0 0.0 2316 416 tty1 Ss+ Jan17 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
    root 5722 0.0 0.0 2540 416 tty2 Ss+ Jan17 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
    root 5723 0.0 0.0 2348 416 tty3 Ss+ Jan17 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
    root 5724 0.0 0.0 3292 416 tty4 Ss+ Jan17 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
    root 5725 0.0 0.0 2876 416 tty5 Ss+ Jan17 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
    root 5726 0.0 0.0 2404 416 tty6 Ss+ Jan17 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
    root 5727 0.0 0.0 2212 460 ttyS0 Ss+ Jan17 0:00 /sbin/agetty -L 9
    root 7925 0.0 0.3 7100 3928 ? S 00:21 0:00 cpbandwd
    mailnull 8084 0.0 0.0 9048 876 ? Ss 00:21 0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -b
    mailnull 8089 0.0 0.0 7992 852 ? Ss 00:21 0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -t
    root 8100 0.0 2.4 28736 25508 ? Ss 00:21 0:00 /usr/bin/spamd -d
    root 8121 0.0 2.3 28736 24144 ? S 00:21 0:00 spamd child
    root 8122 0.0 2.3 28736 24068 ? S 00:21 0:00 spamd child
    root 8124 0.0 0.1 4392 1292 ? S 00:21 0:00 antirelayd
    root 8213 0.0 0.6 10668 7080 ? SN 00:21 0:00 cpanellogd - slee
    mailnull 8228 0.0 0.4 7300 4556 ? S 00:21 0:00 eximstats
    mailman 8237 0.0 0.4 11852 4940 ? Ss 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    mailman 8246 0.0 0.6 11104 6668 ? S 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    mailman 8247 0.0 0.6 11212 6676 ? S 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    mailman 8248 0.0 0.6 11872 6676 ? S 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    mailman 8249 0.0 0.6 10788 6668 ? S 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    mailman 8250 0.0 0.6 11672 6696 ? S 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    mailman 8251 0.0 0.6 10936 6736 ? S 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    mailman 8252 0.0 0.6 10096 6660 ? S 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    mailman 8253 0.0 0.6 10816 6664 ? S 00:21 0:00 /usr/local/bin/py
    nobody 8255 0.0 0.1 3796 1644 ? S 00:21 0:00 entropychat
    root 8273 0.0 0.6 10360 6328 ? Ss 00:21 0:00 cPhulkd - process
    root 8282 0.0 0.7 14512 7712 ? S 00:21 0:00 cpdavd - acceptin
    root 8344 0.0 0.8 17716 8560 ? S 00:21 0:00 cpsrvd - waiting
    root 14178 0.0 0.1 6768 1148 ? Ss 12:02 0:00 pure-ftpd (SERVER
    root 14181 0.0 0.0 6428 676 ? S 12:02 0:00 /usr/sbin/pure-au
    root 14208 0.0 0.8 19356 8296 ? Ss 12:04 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    root 14209 0.0 0.4 8976 4892 ? S 12:04 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /us
    root 14216 0.0 0.5 16192 5720 ? S 12:04 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    nobody 14217 0.0 0.7 19568 8248 ? S 12:04 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    nobody 14218 0.0 0.8 19616 8312 ? S 12:04 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    nobody 14219 0.0 0.8 19624 8292 ? S 12:04 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    nobody 14220 0.0 0.8 19624 8308 ? S 12:04 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    nobody 14221 0.0 0.7 19600 8268 ? S 12:04 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    nobody 14236 0.0 0.7 19492 8168 ? S 12:05 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    nobody 14237 0.0 0.8 19608 8300 ? S 12:05 0:00 /usr/local/apache
    nobody 14238 0.0 0.7 19620 8268 ? S 12:05 0:00 /usr/local/apache


    should i worry? how do i fix it
     
    olddocks, Jan 18, 2008 IP
  2. InFloW

    InFloW Peon

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    Well you need to keep in mind linux does cache ram. So a better way to see it would probably be free -m as I doubt you're reading the memory readings properly from top.
     
    InFloW, Jan 18, 2008 IP
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  3. agnivo007

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    Right...and even idling apache etc processes also hold up much RAM.
    Don't panic unless you see swapping often.
     
    agnivo007, Jan 20, 2008 IP