Hey everyone, I have a question regarding the `ps` command in Linux. A colleague mentioned that our user seems to have too many processes running on the server. I ran this command:
`ps -eT -u bobthebuilder | wc -l`
and it returned a count of 4109 processes. My confusion is whether it makes sense to use both the `-e` (which shows all processes) and `-u` (which specifies a user) flags together. When I tried running the command without the counting part, I saw process IDs for root and daemon processes, which seems to suggest that the total count for the user might not be accurate. Can anyone clarify this for me?
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You're right to question that! Even without checking the manual, running something like `ps -eT -u nobody` clearly shows processes that aren’t owned by that user. So your instincts about the count being off make sense.
Thanks, I thought I was losing my mind here. Now to convince management their Senior engineer is wrong.