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[cobalt-users] Problem with CPU



So,

After having a RAQ3 configured and operating perfectly for the
last two weeks, I got an email message yesterday with the 
following ..

Subject: Problem with cpu

no other information (perhaps a ps -aux would be nice here) for
what ever friendly script clued me in..

I telnet, it stalls, thrashing I think to myself, 
and then when I login I notice a load of 50 ...

the process table is full:

root      9541  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  06:33   0:00 (crond)
root      9544  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  06:33   0:00 (bash)
root      9549  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  06:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root      9553  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  06:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root      9554  0.2  0.0  3272     0  ?  DW  06:33   1:37 (cpio)
root      9603  0.0  0.0  1388     0  ?  SW  06:35   0:03 (find)
root      9655  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  06:48   0:00 (crond)
root      9658  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  06:48   0:00 (bash)
root      9663  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  06:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root      9667  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  06:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root      9668  0.2  0.0  3172     0  ?  DW  06:48   1:29 (cpio)
root      9718  0.0  0.0  1388     0  ?  SW  06:50   0:02 (find)
root      9789  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  07:03   0:00 (crond)
root      9792  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  07:03   0:00 (bash)
root      9795  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  07:03   0:00 (etcbackup)
root      9799  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  07:03   0:00 (etcbackup)
root      9800  0.2  0.0  3124     0  ?  DW  07:03   1:25 (cpio)
root      9808  0.0  0.1  3628    36  ?  S   07:03   0:00 (ahttpd)
root      9841  0.0  0.0  1388     0  ?  SW  07:05   0:03 (find)
root      9915  0.0  0.1  3568    36  ?  S   07:16   0:00 (ahttpd)
root      9926  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  07:18   0:00 (crond)
root      9929  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  07:18   0:00 (bash)
root      9935  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  07:18   0:00 (etcbackup)
root      9939  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  07:18   0:00 (etcbackup)
root      9940  0.2  0.1  2980    44  ?  D   07:18   1:19 cpio -o --quiet --for
root      9954  0.0  0.0  1388     0  ?  SW  07:19   0:02 (find)
root     10028  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  07:33   0:00 (crond)
root     10032  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  07:33   0:00 (bash)
root     10037  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  07:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10041  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  07:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10042  0.2  0.0  2888     0  ?  DW  07:33   1:15 (cpio)
root     10084  0.0  0.0  1388     0  ?  SW  07:35   0:02 (find)
root     10140  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  07:48   0:00 (crond)
root     10143  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  07:48   0:00 (bash)
root     10146  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  07:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10151  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  07:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10152  0.1  0.0  2764     0  ?  DW  07:48   1:09 (cpio)
root     10191  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  07:50   0:02 (find)
root     10248  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  08:03   0:00 (crond)
root     10251  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  08:03   0:00 (bash)
root     10256  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  08:03   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10260  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  08:03   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10261  0.1  0.0  2592     0  ?  DW  08:03   1:03 (cpio)
root     10322  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  08:06   0:01 (find)
root     10384  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  08:18   0:00 (crond)
root     10387  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  08:18   0:00 (bash)
root     10390  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  08:18   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10392  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  08:18   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10393  0.1  0.0  2508     0  ?  DW  08:18   1:00 (cpio)
root     10427  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  08:20   0:01 (find)
root     10501  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  08:33   0:00 (crond)
root     10504  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  08:33   0:00 (bash)
root     10507  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  08:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10513  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  08:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10514  0.1  0.0  2480     4  ?  D   08:33   0:57 (cpio)
root     10547  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  08:35   0:01 (find)
root     10617  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  08:48   0:00 (crond)
root     10620  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  08:48   0:00 (bash)
root     10623  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  08:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10627  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  08:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10628  0.1  0.0  2408     0  ?  DW  08:48   0:55 (cpio)
root     10660  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  08:50   0:01 (find)
root     10734  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  09:03   0:00 (crond)
root     10737  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  09:03   0:00 (bash)
root     10740  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  09:03   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10742  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  09:03   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10743  0.1  0.0  2388     0  ?  DW  09:03   0:51 (cpio)
root     10781  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  09:05   0:01 (find)
root     10850  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  09:18   0:00 (crond)
root     10853  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  09:18   0:00 (bash)
root     10856  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  09:18   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10859  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  09:18   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10860  0.1  0.0  2364     0  ?  DW  09:18   0:48 (cpio)
root     10903  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  09:21   0:01 (find)
root     10966  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  09:33   0:00 (crond)
root     10969  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  09:33   0:00 (bash)
root     10973  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  09:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10979  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  09:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     10980  0.1  0.0  2324     4  ?  D   09:33   0:46 (cpio)
root     11020  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  09:36   0:01 (find)
root     11084  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  09:48   0:00 (crond)
root     11087  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  09:48   0:00 (bash)
root     11090  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  09:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11096  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  09:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11097  0.1  0.0  2240     0  ?  DW  09:48   0:43 (cpio)
root     11132  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  09:51   0:01 (find)
root     11213  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  10:03   0:00 (crond)
root     11216  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  10:03   0:00 (bash)
root     11219  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  10:03   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11221  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  10:03   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11222  0.1  0.0  2164     0  ?  DW  10:03   0:40 (cpio)
root     11254  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  10:06   0:00 (find)
root     11317  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  10:18   0:00 (crond)
root     11320  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  10:18   0:00 (bash)
root     11323  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  10:18   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11325  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  10:18   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11326  0.1  0.0  2164     0  ?  DW  10:18   0:40 (cpio)
root     11369  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  10:21   0:00 (find)
root     11432  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  10:33   0:00 (crond)
root     11435  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  10:33   0:00 (bash)
root     11438  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  10:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11440  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  10:33   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11441  0.1  0.0  2124     0  ?  DW  10:33   0:36 (cpio)
root     11486  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  10:37   0:00 (find)
root     11549  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  10:48   0:00 (crond)
root     11552  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  10:48   0:00 (bash)
root     11556  0.0  0.0  2976     0  ?  SW  10:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11562  0.0  0.0  2992     0  ?  SW  10:48   0:00 (etcbackup)
root     11563  0.1  0.2  2068    88  ?  D   10:48   0:35 (cpio)
root     11592  0.0  0.0  1376     0  ?  SW  10:50   0:00 (find)
root     11679  0.0  0.0  2188     0  ?  SW  11:03   0:00 (crond)

should I just edit the cron files, or is something useful
supposed to be happening? If it is not cron, how do I fix
this?

Many thanks in advance.
						-James