> If you have looked into it, sudo echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches is well > nigh impossible. > But you can run an suid C program which does effectively the same job.
"sudo sysctl -w vm.drop_caches=3" is the smarter way to do it, or a fixed executable with sudo. or a fixed executable with suid. or better yet: have the system do it when appropriate, since inappropriate drop_caches could cause problems. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
