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From: de5@de5.ctd.ornl.gov (Dave Sill)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Why no load display by loadst?
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Date: 14 Sep 90 12:29:26 GMT
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In article <9009130442.AA04050@uunet.uu.net>, erik@echocen.UUCP writes:
>I have built and installed emacs version 18.52.15.  I have time.el
>loaded in my .emacs file, and the time dutifully comes up in the
>status line.
>...
> I'd like to get the system load factor also, but don't
>understand why it does not display.  What am I doing wrong?  Is there
>a reson for this?

This should be added to the Frequently Asked Questions posting, if
it's not already there.  The problem is most likely that loadst can't
read /dev/kmem.  The usual fix is to make loadst setgid and chgrp'd to
the group that /dev/kmem belongs to.  Make sure that /dev/kmem is
group readable, of course.

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Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov)		These are my opinions.
Martin Marietta Energy Systems
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