Re: Can't Run Top

[Jan Carlson <janc iname com>]

If you connected to the Internet before you took
security precautions, you might be 'owned' by a cracker.

Try running /usr/bin/top explicitly, and try
$ which top        to see which if you're running the standard one.

Check your procps package (contains top) against your install CD.
Change "/cdrom", below,  to the directory where you mount the CD:

# /cdrom/misc/src/trees/rescue/bin/rpm  -Vp  /cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/procps*.rpm

That was one line, but might have gotten wrapped...
In the same way, verify the procps, fileutils, rpm and bash packages.
If it says any executables have changed, you have problems.

Flint Doungchak wrote:

> I'm having trouble with a lot of things, but one of the things that
> recently failed is my ability to run top.
>
> When I go to run top, it just clears to screen and brings me back to my
> prompt. I can't see what I type and I have to logout to get my prompt to
> work correctly again.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Flint Doungchak
>
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