strange ram data in ubuntu-server

[Fred Roller]

On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 16:15 -0500, Andrew Farris wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 20:54 +0000, DIEGO ADEMIR DUARTE wrote:
> > Hi, i have a ubuntu-server 8.04 with apache,vsftpd and ssh server
> > running BUT i watch a report of ram memory very strange....
> > 
> >  Mem:  16456716k total,  9790016k used,  6666700k free,
> 
> wow, thats a lot of memory
> 
> > the running process don't consume this ram memory...what's up?
> > virus?
> 
> unlikely
> 
> > kernel error?
> 
> possible, but I'd say also unlikely
> 
> How much of it is being used as cache?  it looks like you got those
> totals from top, so then next entry is cache...which should also be
> taken into account.
> 
> when in top, hit "shift+>" to change the sort column to RAM, highest
> usage first. This will tell you if there is a process someplace that is
> actually taking up this memory. 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Andrew
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> 
> 

also, run

	free

for a comparison and it shows cache as well.

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