Re: find eating all memory

[Bryan Andersen <bryan@visi.com>]

Andreas Rottmann wrote:
> 
> Michael De Nil <linux@aerythmic.be> writes:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > on a simple 'find /var -name sendmail* -print' command, the find-process
> > eats all my memory (128 Meg RAM)
> > when there is no memory left, the process gets killed.
> >
> > I work with debian woody with recent update, reiserfs, 128 meg RAM & 256
> > meg SWAP on my P3 733 system.

Check the file system for symbolic link loops.


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