Fedora™ Unleashed, 2008 Edition, Eighth Edition

Chapter 12. System-Monitoring Tools

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• Console-Based Monitoring

• Using the kill Command to Control Processes

• Using Priority Scheduling and Control

• Displaying Free and Used Memory with free

• Graphical Process and System Management Tools

• KDE Process- and System-Monitoring Tools

• Reference

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To keep your system in optimum shape, you need to keep a close eye on it. Such monitoring is imperative in a corporate environment where uptime is vital and any system failures can cost real money. Whether it is checking processes for any errant daemons or keeping a close eye on CPU and memory use, Fedora provides a wealth of utilities designed to give you as little or as much feedback as you want. This chapter looks at some ...