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Disk usage per user in Linux / Unix

I need to find out how much disk space is being occupied by each user on the network. I am aware of df and du commands: I could list the entire filesystem and AWK the output, but I wonder if there is a more standard command. The output I am looking…
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Why is "chroot" never used on Mac OS X?

I've been using Macs for 25 years, and "UNIX" since OS X 10.0.. but I've never really thought much about chroot, nor have I ever really needed or wanted to... It's a simple question, but... under what circumstances would one opt to use "chroot" on a…
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How to interpret the bash command "usage" syntax?

How exactly do you have to interpret the output of a commands "usage" output, in bash for example. For example, on my OS X, cp gives me usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-apvX] source_file target_file cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi |…
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Is there a linux tool like top, only cumulative?

I would like to find a tool such as top, that runs in a terminal, but that keeps a cumulative total of real/user/system time used.
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Linux kernel crash dump analysis: Guidelines

Note: 2.6+ Kernel Or older 2.4 Question: Generic suggested guidelines with regards to Linux kernel crash dump analysis Skills required, i.e. Kernel compilation skills etc Suggestions: Detailed walk-through, of the Red Hat Crash Utility Usage…
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Determine if file on NFS share is in use

Scenario: We are using an NFS share to allow clients to upload raw video material. The files are then polled from the directory on the (NFS) server in order to be processed. Since we do not want to process files which have not finished uploading…
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Why is my server using so much memory?

I haven't even set up my website on my dedicated server so I'm the only one using it at the moment. And yet this is what I see in my sys info: Full Size I just got a bunch of security softwares installed today so I'm wondering if that could be the…
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Do we have a memory leaking application?

I am not sure how to interpret the memory usage of our servers on which WebSphere MQ (WMQ) is running. The main question is: Is WMQ using more and more memory over time (is it leaking memory) or is everything just fine and Linux is using our RAM for…
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How to track usage of a HP Network Printer?

I have a HP Printer (HP Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP Series PCL 6) installed which is used by nearly 200 PCs through LAN. I want to track the usage like: Who (IP Address) initiated the print task Time Status: Success or Failure How many Pages Color or…
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Amazon storage gateway how do you get the storage usage without using CloudWatch (from the Storage Gateway Volume Page)

I can't find where to get the volume usage (used space) in the Storage Gateway Volume page. I don't want to use CloudWatch to have the information, there should be a way to add the column "Used space" in the Volume view? If I cannot check my data…
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How to monitor total outgoing bandwidth usage on a per-user basis?

How does one monitor total outgoing bandwidth usage on a per-user basis? (I'm using apache 2.2 in case you need this information.) All web hosts do this. So it would seem obvious, but I can't find any information on how to do this. Even a partial…
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Why do I get "No space left on device" when running mail

First of all I've checked these two solutions on serverfault but I'm still having issues. Here's my problem: root@myserver:/# mail /tmp: No space left on device Firstly I checked the filesystem usage by running df -k but all filesystem usage was…
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How to monitor usage in Exchange 2003?

We have been tasked to monitor the usage of Exchange 2003, there doesn't seem to be a reporting component built into Exchange 2003 Standard. Does this mean using third party reporting services or can I use event sinks or logs to spit out usage data…
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How can I send an alert on CPU usage in Windows Server 2008

I am running Windows Server 2008 and frequently there is a single process that spikes the CPU usage to 25% or more and causes a lot of slow down issues. The server is being used remotely by approx 30 users and if I don't spot this problem quick…
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How to monitor RAM usage for Hyper-V VMs?

A bit of context first : on Windows 2008 Standard x64 with 8Gb RAM, I have 5 VMs running which should take up 1664Mb RAM (3*256Mb+384Mb+512Mb). There is nothing else running on this server except the basic OS components (this not a Core…
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