This interface displays your server's active processes, and allows you to trace and kill any processes.
Displayed columns
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Column
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Description
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| Pid | The process ID. The system automatically assigns a unique number to active processes on your server. |
| Owner | The user or system account that started and owns the process. |
| Priority | A number between -20 and 20 that describes how much time the system uses to work on the process. -20 is the least CPU intensive, while 20 is the most CPU intensive. |
| CPU% | The percentage of your server’s processing power that the process uses. |
| Memory% | The percentage of you server's RAM (memory) that the process uses. |
| Command | The directory from which the CPU receives instructions. |
Kill Processes by User
To kill all of processes that run under a certain user, perform the following steps:
- Select the user from the Kill all processes by user menu.
- Click Kill user's processes.
If you kill a process, it forcefully closes the daemon. This is necessary if, for example, the process consumes too many resources or attackers have exploited the process.
Kill the process
To kill a process, click the kill link that corresponds to the process.
Trace the process
If you trace a process, you can observe and control the process as it executes.
To trace a process, click the Trace link that corresponds to the process.
