RE: [cobalt-users] httpd is causing high load suddenly

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>          We are running cobalt raq4r.  Last 3/4 days we are 
> observing high load when httpd is running.. We did not add 
> anything extra. Why httpd load is too high..Moreover i am 
> running top - to monitor the server ....Getting sometimes
> *alertSignal.* process is running..
> 
>          If anybody gives some clue it will be really 
> helpful.. Several times i stopped the  *httpd* process... But 
> when the no of processing running say > 7 load going up...

Could there be a CGI script running away? Run:
tail -f /var/log/httpd/access and see if you notice some runaway spider
hitting tons of pages and CGI scripts all at the same time.
-- 
C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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