Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!corton!ircam!fingerhu From: fingerhu@ircam.fr (Michel Fingerhut) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Wedged processes Message-ID: <1991Feb22.142512.6298@ircam.fr> Date: 22 Feb 91 14:25:12 GMT Sender: fingerhu@ircam.fr (Michel Fingerhut) Organization: IRCAM, Paris (France) Lines: 8 Setup: 5820, ultrix 4.0 From time to time a command takes a while until it starts responding, anywhere between 15-60 seconds. Command may be "ls", "more", .. on local disks, system is not loaded (load avg < 3), no noticeable high network, interrupt or disk activity. Other commands started later respond OK. What should I look for? Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com