Re: memory issue

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On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:15:08 -0500
"Sullysnet" <sullysnet@hotmail.com> wrote:

# Issue with Redhat 8 and older releases. I boot the machine and I
# have 512 of memory after all is loaded (Gnome, X, etc.) I have use a
# little over 100 megs which is fine. So I have lets say 375 free
# after a few hours of it running the free memory is now 10 megs. All
# the memory is flushed into cash and buffers and never releases until
# I reboot the machine. 
# 
# I'm running Samba so I don't know it that is a problem, other then
# that I;m running the minimal amount of services that I can. I had
# posted this on Redhat before and had others that shared the same
# problem. One person made me a script that I never really tried.
# 
# Is there something I'm doing wrong ? settings ?????

Linux doesn't believe in unused ram.  Cached/buffered ram means that
apps will run quicker when they need somthing that happens to be
buffered.  It's A Good Thing(tm).

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