Hi ! I have a backup process running on a debian woody webserver with kernel 2.2.20-compact. The system is not very responsive while this backup process is running. Is there any way I can improve that? I checked the nice value with top. Thanks for any suggestion. regards, Jochen Daum Web Architect/Database Developer CANS Ltd. 5 Heb Pl Takanini, Auckland (09) 279 5777 jochen.daum@cans.co.nz