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**Kayla** · August 26th, 2004, 5:55 PM

This tutorial is meant for dedicated server clients only. Once logged in as root you should see something like this.

root[at]yourservername [~]#

This means your are logged in as root on your server, and are at /root (~) directory. If your server is performing slow, or giving you problems. type 'w' and push enter to see some basics.

root[at]yourservername [~]# w
11:23am up 19 days, 9:41, 1 user, load average: 0.72, 0.75, 0.22
USER TTY FROM LOGIN[at] IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
root pts/3 151.198.85.20 11:21am 1.00s 0.02s 0.01s w

The main thing you're looking for here is the load average. Here's how to read it.

load average: 0.72, 0.75, 0.22

The first reading is the minutely average, .72.
The second is the five minute average, .75.
The third reading is the entire hour, .22.

As long as your server load is below 3, you should not experience any slowness, and you shouldnt have a cause to worry. If your load is above 10, call your admin if you have one, if not, contact us to check it out!

August 26th, 2004, 5:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kayla Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando 23,926 posts Gave thanks: 904 Thanked 768 times	Dedicated Server Basics This tutorial is meant for dedicated server clients only. Once logged in as root you should see something like this. root[at]yourservername [~]# This means your are logged in as root on your server, and are at /root (~) directory. If your server is performing slow, or giving you problems. type 'w' and push enter to see some basics. root[at]yourservername [~]# w 11:23am up 19 days, 9:41, 1 user, load average: 0.72, 0.75, 0.22 USER TTY FROM LOGIN[at] IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root pts/3 151.198.85.20 11:21am 1.00s 0.02s 0.01s w The main thing you're looking for here is the load average. Here's how to read it. load average: 0.72, 0.75, 0.22 The first reading is the minutely average, .72. The second is the five minute average, .75. The third reading is the entire hour, .22. As long as your server load is below 3, you should not experience any slowness, and you shouldnt have a cause to worry. If your load is above 10, call your admin if you have one, if not, contact us to check it out!