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Subject: Load Averages etc.
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Hi again everyone,

What do the actual figures for Load Average mean? I know they are CPU
usage at 1 min 5? and 15 mins but what does a load average og .6 or 1.0
or 1.5 mean? are they percentages? If so how can a load average go over
1.0 ?  ...


thanks...


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