Re:Slocate/backup, big load on 2.4.X

[Xose Vazquez Perez (xose@wanadoo.es)]

Lukasz Trabinski wrote:

>I'm sorry for little off-topic, but I sure that's problem with kernel. :(
>I have machine with two psyhical Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.66GHz (four
>logical CPU Hyperthreading, 4GB RAM + 4GB SWAP eth PRO/1000, 5x SEAGATE
>discs ST373453LW, Adaptec AIC79XX scsi controler).
>System is RH 8.0, 7129 users authenticated by LDAP-PAM)
>After 12 hours of reboot, when updatedb is running or backup via amanda,
>system "get" very high load, it's look like this:
>the problem is

the problem is a RH 8.0(9 has it too) nasty bug with utf-8
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69900

for me LANG=" " instead LANG="en_US.UTF-8" at /etc/sysconfig/i18n
made the system _a lot of lighter_. remember to use latest kernel 2.4.20-13.x

regards,
-- 
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