I'd begin with a look at disk misconfiguration (maybe hdparm could help) or network (id mii-tool) a problem with these subsystems dramatically reduces performance thought the machine appears not loaded hth A 10:40 21/10/2003 -0400, vous avez écrit : >I have a file server running RH AS 2.1. > >There are two directories exported via NFS and samba. > >I have about 100 client computers using these two shares. > >I am getting a really slow response time from the server. When I run top, I >see that the cpus are +90% Idle but the load average is about 23 to 24. > >How can I find out where this load is coming from? > >Any insight or suggestion would be appreciated. > >Thanks. > >Paul > > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list