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Can I kill this: update_db_cache

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by driverC, Dec 6, 2013.

  1. driverC

    driverC Well-Known Member

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    Hi,

    I have a process running:

    10367 root 34 9 72304 1236 808 R 96.0 0.1 25614:22 /usr/local/cpanel/bin/update_db_cache

    At first I thought I would just wait it out but now this process has been running for almost 18 days at 100% CPU. Is this the process that creates the database for the "locate" command? If I kill the process will it lose it's progress?

    Thanks,
    Sebastian
     
    #1 driverC, Dec 6, 2013
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    cPanelMichael Technical Support Community Manager
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    The process is likely hanging. It's used for several purposes, including to calculate disk space for databases. I recommend killing the process, and then running the command again manually to make sure it completes successfully:

    Code:
    /usr/local/cpanel/bin/update_db_cache
    Thank you.
     
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    #2 cPanelMichael, Dec 6, 2013
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    Thank you. I killed the process and ran it manually and after about 2 minutes it was done. I hope everything worked correctly since the command did not return any output.
     
    #3 driverC, Dec 6, 2013
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    Yes, it's normal to see no output when running this command. You will typically only see output in the event of an error.

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