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# 1  
Old 07-15-2010
Problems with ls -lrt
I am doing

Code:
ls -lrt

and it does not respond and have to close the xterm

Code:
ls

works ok
# 2  
Old 07-15-2010
Are you using ldap by chance or some other directory service? The difference between the two commands is that the first command performs all kinds of username and groupname lookups. If your directory service functions poorly there may be delays. It could also be an NFS problem..
# 3  
Old 07-15-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by kristinu
I am doing

Code:
ls -lrt

and it does not respond and have to close the xterm

Code:
ls

works ok
Have you tried without -lr ? As Scrutinizer stated when doing an ls -l, if you have windbind / ldap or any type of external authorization source you can gravely slowdown the look up with ls -l (since it does a lookup to resolve the names)
# 4  
Old 07-15-2010
Code:
ls -t

works fine

I'm using Fedora 10. Any idea how I can get this to work as it's frustrating having to close the xterm
Last edited by kristinu; 07-15-2010 at 08:58 PM..
# 5  
Old 07-16-2010
Any ls command with -l in it will have trouble. -t will not be problematic since it gets its information from the inodes, not from the network. There is probably something wrong with your system or network service and you will have to troubeshoot. Most likely getent passwd will not work either. Have a look at /etc/nsswitch.conf to see what directory service is being used for passwd and groups lookup and find out if that is working properly...
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