On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 5:20 PM, Daniel Rodrick <daniel.rodrick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > One last question ... the nice value of a process never changes > (unless done explicitly using nice system call), right? > Correct.... notice that only root who is able to alter the nice value of any processes freely. Normal user can only renice its own created process and only increase its nice value (thus decreasing its static priority) -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ