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Re: [cobalt-users] Tar process



On Friday 31 October 2003 12:10 pm, Richard Sidlin wrote:
> I have a process called "tar" which is taking up a lot of process time.
> Does anyone know what this called be?
>
>
> Richard Sidlin

Tar is a commonly used linux tool, it is an archive creator, so the process is 
probably backing up or storing some data.
Can you check who/what is running the process
(do a ps -aux when ssh'd in)
and see which user is running the process.

It may be an indication that an overnight backup process has frozen or had 
problems.

-- 
Andy
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