Re: id field of top command?

["Patrick O'Callaghan" <pocallaghan gmail com>]

On Sun, 2008-06-01 at 11:06 -1000, Dave Burns wrote:
> I've got a server that is running slow (slow to log in, commands on
> command line take way longer than usual). But the top command doesn't
> say much (that I understand). The one interesting item is a 99.7%
> value in the 'id' field at the top of the output. Reading man page and
> googling has left me no wiser, unless it means 'idle'. Anyone know
> what it stands for?

It means 'idle'.

> Nothing in the log to indicate being busy or having problems that
> would slow it down.

You system appears to be essentially unloaded. Don't see why logging in
should take a long time, unless it's a remote session over a congested
or error-prone network.

poc