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USER       PID %CPU %MEM  SIZE   RSS TTY STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root         1  0.1  1.8   828   356  ?  S    16:54   0:02 init [3]
root         2  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW   16:54   0:00 (kflushd)
root         3  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW<  16:54   0:00 (kswapd)
root         9  0.0  1.3   800   260  ?  S    16:55   0:00 /sbin/update
root        48  0.0  2.1   836   412  ?  S    16:55   0:00 /usr/sbin/syslogd
root        51  0.0  2.7  1016   520  ?  S    16:55   0:00 /usr/sbin/klogd
root        53  0.0  1.7   820   332  ?  S    16:55   0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd
root        55  0.0  5.7  1652  1092  ?  S    16:55   0:00 /usr/sbin/named
root        57  0.0  1.7   844   328  ?  S    16:55   0:00 /usr/sbin/lpd
root        60  0.0  1.8   824   340  ?  S    16:55   0:00
/usr/sbin/crond -l10
root        66  0.0  3.5  1408   668  ?  S    16:55   0:00
/usr/local/samba/bin/
root        68  0.0  3.6  1192   688  ?  S    16:55   0:00
/usr/local/samba/bin/
root        75  0.0  3.2  1136   620   1 S    16:55   0:00 -bash
root        76  0.0  1.5   816   292   2 S    16:55   0:00 /sbin/agetty
38400 tt
root       141  0.1  2.6   904   496   1 S    17:12   0:02
/usr/sbin/pppd -detac
root       166  0.0  2.7  1108   520  ?  S    17:29   0:00 in.telnetd
root       167  0.0  3.2  1140   620  p0 S    17:29   0:00 -bash
root       187  0.0  1.9   880   376  p0 R    17:44   0:00 ps aux

Cheers,  Steven Lockhart

-----Original Message-----
From: David Buddrige <David.Buddrige at optum.com.au>
To: 'plug at linux.org.au' <plug at linux.org.au>
Date: Thursday, 4 June 1998 16:52
Subject: plug How much RAM do u need to set up a samba server?


>Hi all,
>
>Am currently setting up an "experimental" linux network containing a
>linux file-server, and a linux mail server - on two 486 machines we have
>lying around, and am then going to use a third win95 machine as a dummy
>"client" machine...
>
>the purpose of this is to evaluate linux as a potential OS for general
>use on our servers... also to determine how easy it is to set up such a
>network (as opposed to a Micro$oft network)...
>
>To achieve this, I have a couple of spare 486 machines to play with -
>one with 16mb ram and the other with 4mb... (I was going to get another
>4mb sim (for $20) and upgrade this to 8 mb)...
>
>I was wondering, how much RAM would u need to run a samba server?  is
>4mb enough?  is 8mb ok?
>
>Would I best use the lower spec machine for samba or mail?
>
>any advice/comments appreciated....
>
>cheers
>
>David Buddrige
>