[Sussex] Slow runnings...

[Matthew Macdonald-Wallace]

OK,

Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> Jon Fautley wrote:
> 
>> Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I've recently installed IceCast onto my server at home and it now seems
>>> to be running like a very heavy object with no legs.
>>>

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>>
>> Hmm, 150 children started in Apache?!
>>
>> This sounds like either you've got something broken running (any custom
>> PHP scripts that could be running away with the system?) 
> 
> 
> Not that I can think of...
> 
>> or you've got hardware issues, 
> 
> 
> I've not changed any hardware in nearly a year...
> 
>> or you've been 0wn3d. Is the system connected to the
>> internet? Have you tried running chkrootkit?
>> (google.com/search?q=chkrootkit) - DO NOT INSTALL IT FROM YOUR DISTRO'S
>> PACKAGING SYSTEM!
> 
> 
> Running it now as we speak...

Nothing is infected... :(

>>
>> Have you considered buying a new machine? ;)

Just for reference, this is a PIII 800MHz, 512Mb RAM, 1024Mb Swap.  Ice 
cast now seems to be behaving.

I seem to be running xInetd instead of inetd  Will this make a difference?

Matt