legolas# ps -ax PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 0 ? OKl 14:54.87 [system] 1 ? Is 0:01.22 init 11955 ttya Ss 0:00.25 -sh 29647 ttya O+ 0:00.08 ps -ax seems nothing is lect, right?
exit
exited, the system performs essentially the boot sequence. once sshd restarted, I relogged in and was able to resume my work. What does this prove? Not really a convenient method, since it is equivalent to a reboot. However, it means that the issue is some system (or user?) process leaking or piling up, not the kernel itself, right?
It means that the resources are freed at some point.Should've suggested you run a "ps ax" before, then one after, the shutdown.
What we want to see is what process is still sticking around even though it should just die and free stuff up.
John