selecting background running processes

[Mike St]

I don't know the best section to post this but here goes...

On my server with WHM/Cpanel installed, I noticed alot of entries in my crontab similar to the following:

0 6 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/exim_tidydb > /dev/null 2>&1
30 5 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/optimize_eximstats > /dev/null 2>&1
0 9 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup
35 * * * * /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/bin/tail-check && /usr/local/cpanel/bin/tail-check
45 */4 * * * /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_mailman_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_mailman_cache
30 */4 * * * /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
45 */8 * * * /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/bin/optimizefs && /usr/local/cpanel/bin/optimizefs
30 */3 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/mysqluserstore >/dev/null 2>&1
15 */3 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dbindex >/dev/null 2>&1
15 */6 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/autorepair recoverymgmt >/dev/null 2>&1
02 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon >/dev/null 2>&1
33 4 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/cpaddons_report.pl --notify
0,15,30,45 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/bin/dnsqueue > /dev/null 2>&1
00 5 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/upcp --cron
00 10 * * * /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/cpbackup

I modified some numbers in the file because some services were running too frequently or at the wrong time, particularily the dcpumon service.

I looked all over the place to try to find out what each service does and whether or not I can safely remove it from ongoing execution.

Any idea?

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

Those are all standard cron jobs configured by the cPanel software. Is there any particular reason you prefer to remove them?

Thank you.

 

[Mike St]

Hello

Those are all standard cron jobs configured by the cPanel software. Is there any particular reason you prefer to remove them?

Thank you.

Yes. I want to focus the server on handling webpage requests without background processes slowing the server down.
And if I can safely eliminate some without affecting the overall operation of cpanel/whm then I will.

 

[cPanelMichael]

I can't recommend removing any of them because they are all related to the proper functioning of cPanel/WHM. Is there one cron job in particular that you are having trouble with (load related or otherwise)?

Thank you.

 

[Mike St]

I can't recommend removing any of them because they are all related to the proper functioning of cPanel/WHM. Is there one cron job in particular that you are having trouble with (load related or otherwise)?

Thank you.

No, but sometimes I run tests at random times on my server (particularly TTFB or time-to-first-byte tests) and sometimes I get a high number coming from my server which is bad. most of the time i get a low number. I just think that sometimes these processes will hog resources well enough to the point where the whole server slows down. If I can identify them then at least I know what to keep or remove and even if removing is a bad idea, I should be able to adjust them individually so that less system resources are being used per process.

 

[cPanelMichael]

The next time you notice this problem, please review the following thread for tools/guides on how to determine the cause of the increased usage:

Troubleshooting High Loads On Linux Servers

This will help narrow down what particular process is causing the excessive usage.

Thank you.