David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I run a shared system where I'd like to automatically lower the =A0 > > > priority of user processes that consume more than a specified about =A0 > > > of CPU time. =A0I could hack something up with Perl, ps, and nice, but = > =A0 > > > before I do, does anyone know of a ready-made utility to do this job? > > > > Would reniced be of any help? > > Mmmmm! Maybe just what the doctor ordered as setiathome stuff will renice > itself to a "lower" value and start bogging things down. If this catches it > saves me the trouble. Is there any timing options here, i.e. how often does > the daemon check and/or how long to give the runaway before renicing it?
I have never used reniced, but 'and' (Auto Nice Daemon) does allow quite a bit of flexibility. You might want to look at both and see which seems to work best. -- Carl Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
