[techtalk] Su slow?

[Harry Hoffman]

Hey Sunnan,
   Nobody is one of the default users in a Linux
install. I've only paritially followed this thread but
is it the actual su transition or the commmands that you
issue after the transition to the substitute user? Also
what does your meminfo look like 'promt#free' ? Are you
writing to swap alot?
Harry
Quoting Sunnanvind <dodsangel at himlen.com>:

> On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, Bad Mojo wrote:
> > On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Sunnanvind wrote:
> > > No, I hadn't -  I ran a top after I got this mail,
and the processes
> looked
> > > fine, but it says "6 users"... it usually says 3
or 5 users... I don't
> know
> > > anything about this topic, really.
> > > Sunnan
> >
> > I would examine your passwd file by hand. I prefer
the gut instinct
> method
> > of troubleshooting when looking for solutions to odd
problems. Just out
> of
> > curiosity, what is the load average when you do a
su?
>
> The load average that top shows was round 0,60 0,90
0,90 etc...
> the passwd file list a user that seems suspicious:
"nobody".
> Dumb as I am this was my first look ever in the passwd
file, so I don't
> know if
> that user should be there. I fear I've been subject to
a trickery of
> oddyseus/cyclops fame. How to remove?
> Sunnan
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> http://home.swipnet.se/sunnanvind
> I am you.
>
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Harry Hoffman
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