On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 02:54:37PM +1200, Simon wrote: [snip] > I have noticed high(ish) load averages (currently 2.08, last week it was > 17!!), but there is no processes hogging the CPU, nor are we using any [snip] Check the output of ps(1) and look for processes in the 'D' state. Also, check I/O with: vmstat 5 (don't forget to discard the first line of info from that command.) -- asg