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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Determining cause behind high load average Post 302384916 by proactiveaditya on Wednesday 6th of January 2010 03:58:46 PM
Old 01-06-2010
Determining cause behind high load average

How to determine what is causing high load average in a system?
 

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