ALWAYS run commands with low priority on unix?
I am not asking how to nice and renice a command on UNIX.
What happens is that on a particular machine into which I frequently log I am only allowed to run long-running processes with low priority (nice 19). Is there a way for all my commands on this machine to run as if I had "niced 19" them?
Inevitably I forget to prefix the command with "nice 19" when I start it, then need to go muck around in ps/top to locate the pid of my resource-hogging process and then renice it. Too much trouble, and I risk annoying the sysadmin; is there a way to do this by default?
many thanks!
~l
unix scheduling priority nice
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I am not asking how to nice and renice a command on UNIX.
What happens is that on a particular machine into which I frequently log I am only allowed to run long-running processes with low priority (nice 19). Is there a way for all my commands on this machine to run as if I had "niced 19" them?
Inevitably I forget to prefix the command with "nice 19" when I start it, then need to go muck around in ps/top to locate the pid of my resource-hogging process and then renice it. Too much trouble, and I risk annoying the sysadmin; is there a way to do this by default?
many thanks!
~l
unix scheduling priority nice
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It sounds like this is a sysadmin type question, about using an operating system rather than programming. It may be better suited for superuser.com.
– JAL
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I am not asking how to nice and renice a command on UNIX.
What happens is that on a particular machine into which I frequently log I am only allowed to run long-running processes with low priority (nice 19). Is there a way for all my commands on this machine to run as if I had "niced 19" them?
Inevitably I forget to prefix the command with "nice 19" when I start it, then need to go muck around in ps/top to locate the pid of my resource-hogging process and then renice it. Too much trouble, and I risk annoying the sysadmin; is there a way to do this by default?
many thanks!
~l
unix scheduling priority nice
asked Jul 21 '10 at 0:29
laramichaelslaramichaels
3991512
I am not asking how to nice and renice a command on UNIX.
What happens is that on a particular machine into which I frequently log I am only allowed to run long-running processes with low priority (nice 19). Is there a way for all my commands on this machine to run as if I had "niced 19" them?
Inevitably I forget to prefix the command with "nice 19" when I start it, then need to go muck around in ps/top to locate the pid of my resource-hogging process and then renice it. Too much trouble, and I risk annoying the sysadmin; is there a way to do this by default?
many thanks!
~l
unix scheduling priority nice
unix scheduling priority nice
asked Jul 21 '10 at 0:29
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3991512
asked Jul 21 '10 at 0:29
laramichaelslaramichaels
3991512
asked Jul 21 '10 at 0:29
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asked Jul 21 '10 at 0:29
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asked Jul 21 '10 at 0:29
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It sounds like this is a sysadmin type question, about using an operating system rather than programming. It may be better suited for superuser.com.
– JAL
Jul 21 '10 at 0:31
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It sounds like this is a sysadmin type question, about using an operating system rather than programming. It may be better suited for superuser.com.
– JAL
Jul 21 '10 at 0:31
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It sounds like this is a sysadmin type question, about using an operating system rather than programming. It may be better suited for superuser.com.
– JAL
Jul 21 '10 at 0:31
It sounds like this is a sysadmin type question, about using an operating system rather than programming. It may be better suited for superuser.com.
– JAL
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Assuming Bash, if your system supports this feature, place this in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile:
ulimit -e 19
You can try it from a command line first as a test.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 4:23
Dennis WilliamsonDennis Williamson
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You might ask your sysadmin to look into adjusting limits.conf, a configuration file that is part of PAM and is located (on my Ubuntu system) in /etc/security.
A line like
@users hard priority 19
sets the default 'niceness' for processes started by user accounts.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:36
JALJAL
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This answer assumes your shell is bash.
Rather than mucking about in ps or top, just suspend the process(es) with Ctrl-z if they weren't launched that way (via &), and then run jobs -l to get a pid, renice that pid, and then continue the job's execution via bg (for BackGround) or fg (ForeGround).
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:44
Phil MillerPhil Miller
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Have you tried verynice? It's a bit old but still seems to be a program that might be excellent for your needs.
Update 2019-02-06: link updated.
answered Jul 29 '10 at 8:58
Janne PikkarainenJanne Pikkarainen
6,2892329
Linky no worky no more. What was verynice?
– Jé Queue
Feb 6 at 16:27
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Oh wow, 2010 called, it wanted its answer back. Link updated. :)
– Janne Pikkarainen
Feb 6 at 17:01
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Assuming Bash, if your system supports this feature, place this in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile:
ulimit -e 19
You can try it from a command line first as a test.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 4:23
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Assuming Bash, if your system supports this feature, place this in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile:
ulimit -e 19
You can try it from a command line first as a test.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 4:23
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Assuming Bash, if your system supports this feature, place this in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile:
ulimit -e 19
You can try it from a command line first as a test.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 4:23
Dennis WilliamsonDennis Williamson
77.5k14130167
Assuming Bash, if your system supports this feature, place this in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile:
ulimit -e 19
You can try it from a command line first as a test.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 4:23
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You might ask your sysadmin to look into adjusting limits.conf, a configuration file that is part of PAM and is located (on my Ubuntu system) in /etc/security.
A line like
@users hard priority 19
sets the default 'niceness' for processes started by user accounts.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:36
JALJAL
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add a comment |
You might ask your sysadmin to look into adjusting limits.conf, a configuration file that is part of PAM and is located (on my Ubuntu system) in /etc/security.
A line like
@users hard priority 19
sets the default 'niceness' for processes started by user accounts.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:36
JALJAL
1213
add a comment |
You might ask your sysadmin to look into adjusting limits.conf, a configuration file that is part of PAM and is located (on my Ubuntu system) in /etc/security.
A line like
@users hard priority 19
sets the default 'niceness' for processes started by user accounts.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:36
JALJAL
1213
You might ask your sysadmin to look into adjusting limits.conf, a configuration file that is part of PAM and is located (on my Ubuntu system) in /etc/security.
A line like
@users hard priority 19
sets the default 'niceness' for processes started by user accounts.
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:36
JALJAL
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This answer assumes your shell is bash.
Rather than mucking about in ps or top, just suspend the process(es) with Ctrl-z if they weren't launched that way (via &), and then run jobs -l to get a pid, renice that pid, and then continue the job's execution via bg (for BackGround) or fg (ForeGround).
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:44
Phil MillerPhil Miller
1013
add a comment |
This answer assumes your shell is bash.
Rather than mucking about in ps or top, just suspend the process(es) with Ctrl-z if they weren't launched that way (via &), and then run jobs -l to get a pid, renice that pid, and then continue the job's execution via bg (for BackGround) or fg (ForeGround).
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:44
Phil MillerPhil Miller
1013
add a comment |
This answer assumes your shell is bash.
Rather than mucking about in ps or top, just suspend the process(es) with Ctrl-z if they weren't launched that way (via &), and then run jobs -l to get a pid, renice that pid, and then continue the job's execution via bg (for BackGround) or fg (ForeGround).
answered Jul 21 '10 at 0:44
Phil MillerPhil Miller
1013
This answer assumes your shell is bash.
Rather than mucking about in ps or top, just suspend the process(es) with Ctrl-z if they weren't launched that way (via &), and then run jobs -l to get a pid, renice that pid, and then continue the job's execution via bg (for BackGround) or fg (ForeGround).
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Have you tried verynice? It's a bit old but still seems to be a program that might be excellent for your needs.
Update 2019-02-06: link updated.
answered Jul 29 '10 at 8:58
Janne PikkarainenJanne Pikkarainen
6,2892329
Linky no worky no more. What was verynice?
– Jé Queue
Feb 6 at 16:27
1
Oh wow, 2010 called, it wanted its answer back. Link updated. :)
– Janne Pikkarainen
Feb 6 at 17:01
add a comment |
Have you tried verynice? It's a bit old but still seems to be a program that might be excellent for your needs.
Update 2019-02-06: link updated.
answered Jul 29 '10 at 8:58
Janne PikkarainenJanne Pikkarainen
6,2892329
Linky no worky no more. What was verynice?
– Jé Queue
Feb 6 at 16:27
1
Oh wow, 2010 called, it wanted its answer back. Link updated. :)
– Janne Pikkarainen
Feb 6 at 17:01
add a comment |
Have you tried verynice? It's a bit old but still seems to be a program that might be excellent for your needs.
Update 2019-02-06: link updated.
answered Jul 29 '10 at 8:58
Janne PikkarainenJanne Pikkarainen
6,2892329
Have you tried verynice? It's a bit old but still seems to be a program that might be excellent for your needs.
Update 2019-02-06: link updated.
answered Jul 29 '10 at 8:58
Janne PikkarainenJanne Pikkarainen
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answered Jul 29 '10 at 8:58
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Linky no worky no more. What was verynice?
– Jé Queue
Feb 6 at 16:27
1
Oh wow, 2010 called, it wanted its answer back. Link updated. :)
– Janne Pikkarainen
Feb 6 at 17:01
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Linky no worky no more. What was verynice?
– Jé Queue
Feb 6 at 16:27
1
Oh wow, 2010 called, it wanted its answer back. Link updated. :)
– Janne Pikkarainen
Feb 6 at 17:01
Linky no worky no more. What was verynice?
– Jé Queue
Feb 6 at 16:27
Linky no worky no more. What was verynice?
– Jé Queue
Feb 6 at 16:27
1
1
Oh wow, 2010 called, it wanted its answer back. Link updated. :)
– Janne Pikkarainen
Feb 6 at 17:01
Oh wow, 2010 called, it wanted its answer back. Link updated. :)
– Janne Pikkarainen
Feb 6 at 17:01
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