strange ram data in ubuntu-server

[DIEGO ADEMIR DUARTE]

yes, the cache is very big....
How to free this cache ?
thanks

Cordialmente,

DIEGO ADEMIR DUARTE SANTANA
Est. Especialización Seguridad Informática
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
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From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] on behalf of Fred Roller [froller at tnclimited.com]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 4:33 PM
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Subject: Re: strange ram data in ubuntu-server

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
> _____________________________
> Beware of a dark-haired man with a loud tie.
>
>

also, run

        free

for a comparison and it shows cache as well.

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