ps Data
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This is an example of data produced with the ps command, and this is the amount produced by a small workstation on 20 minutes.  

ps produces output which is full of good information, but it's not easy to interpret unless you know exactly what 
you're looking for.  

That's where Sarcheck comes in.

09:00:00 2002/05/01 (yyyy/mm/dd)
 F S      UID   PID  PPID  C PRI NI     ADDR     SZ    WCHAN    STIME TTY      TIME CMD
19 T     root     0     0  0   0 SY        ?      0          08:55:39 ?        0:01 sched
 8 S     root     1     0  0  41 20        ?     92        ? 08:55:39 ?        0:00 /etc/init -
19 S     root     2     0  0   0 SY        ?      0        ? 08:55:39 ?        0:00 pageout
19 S     root     3     0  0   0 SY        ?      0        ? 08:55:39 ?        0:00 fsflush
 8 O     root   272   267  0  54 22        ?    130          09:00:00 ?        0:00 /usr/bin/ps -elf
 8 S     root   160     1  0  41 20        ?    378        ? 08:55:59 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/lpsched
 8 S     root   238     1  0  51 20        ?    203        ? 08:56:17 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/saf/sac -t 300
 8 S   daemon   126     1  0  48 20        ?    292        ? 08:55:55 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/nfs/statd
 8 S     root    79     1  0  41 20        ?    197        ? 08:55:51 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/in.routed -q
 8 S     root    83     1  0  41 20        ?    248        ? 08:55:51 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/rpcbind
 8 S     root    85     1  0  51 20        ?    284        ? 08:55:53 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/keyserv
 8 S     root   249     1  0  40 20        ?    266        ? 08:56:29 ?        0:00 /usr/openwin/bin/fbconsole -d :0
 8 S     root   129     1  0  41 20        ?    301        ? 08:55:56 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/autofs/automountd
 8 S     root   125     1  0  69 20        ?    257        ? 08:55:55 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd -s
 8 S     root   138     1  0  64 20        ?    401        ? 08:55:56 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/syslogd
 8 S     root   154     1  0  64 20        ?    272        ? 08:55:58 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/nscd
 8 S     root   121     1  0  49 20        ?    217        ? 08:55:55 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/nfs/lockd
 8 S     root   141     1  0  61 20        ?    219        ? 08:55:57 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
 8 S     root   185     1  0  41 20        ?    158        ? 08:56:01 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/power/powerd
 8 S     root   239     1  0  45 20        ?    212        ? 08:56:17 console  0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p drew c
 8 S   nobody   182     1  0  41 20        ?    253        ? 08:56:01 ?        0:00 /etc/opt/licenses/lmgrd.ste -c /etc
 8 S   nobody   183   182  0  41 20        ?    281        ? 08:56:01 ?        0:00 sunwlicd -T drew 6.1 4 -c /etc/opt/
 8 S     root   198     1  0  59 20        ?    308        ? 08:56:03 ?        0:01 /usr/sbin/vold
 8 S     root   246   243  0  40 20        ?   2497        ? 08:56:23 ?        0:01 /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner 
 8 S     root   196     1  0  41 20        ?    124        ? 08:56:03 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/utmpd
 8 S   daemon   208     1  0  85 20        ?   1108        ? 08:56:11 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/ab2/dweb/sunos5/bin/dwhttp
 8 S   daemon   209   208  0  41 20        ?   1178        ? 08:56:11 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/ab2/dweb/sunos5/bin/dwhttp
 8 S     root   244   238  0  41 20        ?    212        ? 08:56:19 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
 8 S     root   226     1  0  41 20        ?    264        ? 08:56:15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/snmp/snmpdx -y -c /etc/snm
 8 S     root   234     1  0  41 20        ?    425        ? 08:56:17 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/dmi/snmpXdmid -s drew
 8 S     root   247   243  0  48 20        ?    836        ? 08:56:25 ?        0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
 8 S     root   233     1  0  99 20        ?    451        ? 08:56:17 ?        0:02 /usr/lib/dmi/dmispd
 8 S     root   261   247  0  40 20        ?    876        ? 08:56:30 ?        0:00 dtgreet -display :0
 8 S     root   243     1  0  51 20        ?    818        ? 08:56:18 ?        0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
 8 S     root   245   226  0  41 20        ?    270        ? 08:56:20 ?        0:00 mibiisa -r -p 32788
 8 S     root   262     1  0  41 20        ?    315        ? 08:57:04 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q15m
 8 S      sys   265   141  0  67 22        ?    127        ? 09:00:00 ?        0:00 sh -c /opt/sarcheck/bin/ps1
 8 S      sys   267   265  0  64 22        ?    127        ? 09:00:00 ?        0:00 /bin/sh /opt/sarcheck/bin/ps1
09:20:01 2002/05/01 (yyyy/mm/dd)
 F S      UID   PID  PPID  C PRI NI     ADDR     SZ    WCHAN    STIME TTY      TIME CMD
19 T     root     0     0  0   0 SY        ?      0          08:55:39 ?        0:01 sched
 8 S     root     1     0  0  41 20        ?     92        ? 08:55:39 ?        0:00 /etc/init -
19 S     root     2     0  0   0 SY        ?      0        ? 08:55:39 ?        0:00 pageout
19 S     root     3     0  0   0 SY        ?      0        ? 08:55:39 ?        0:00 fsflush
 8 R      sys   278   277  0  97 22        ?    127          09:20:01 ?        0:00 /bin/sh /opt/sarcheck/bin/ps1
 8 S     root   160     1  0  41 20        ?    378        ? 08:55:59 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/lpsched
 8 S     root   238     1  0  41 20        ?    203        ? 08:56:17 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/saf/sac -t 300
 8 S   daemon   126     1  0  48 20        ?    292        ? 08:55:55 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/nfs/statd
 8 S     root    79     1  0  41 20        ?    197        ? 08:55:51 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/in.routed -q
 8 S     root    83     1  0  41 20        ?    248        ? 08:55:51 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/rpcbind
 8 S     root    85     1  0  51 20        ?    284        ? 08:55:53 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/keyserv
 8 S     root   249     1  0  40 20        ?    266        ? 08:56:29 ?        0:00 /usr/openwin/bin/fbconsole -d :0
 8 S     root   129     1  0  41 20        ?    300        ? 08:55:56 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/autofs/automountd
 8 S     root   125     1  0  69 20        ?    257        ? 08:55:55 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd -s
 8 S     root   138     1  0  64 20        ?    401        ? 08:55:56 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/syslogd
 8 S     root   154     1  0  45 20        ?    283        ? 08:55:58 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/nscd
 8 S     root   121     1  0  49 20        ?    217        ? 08:55:55 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/nfs/lockd
 8 S     root   141     1  0  61 20        ?    219        ? 08:55:57 ?        0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
 8 S     root   185     1  0  41 20        ?    158        ? 08:56:01 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/power/powerd
 8 S     root   239     1  0  45 20        ?    212        ? 08:56:17 console  0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p drew c
 8 S   nobody   182     1  0  41 20        ?    253        ? 08:56:01 ?        0:00 /etc/opt/licenses/lmgrd.ste -c /etc
 8 S   nobody   183   182  0  41 20        ?    281        ? 08:56:01 ?        0:00 sunwlicd -T drew 6.1 4 -c /etc/opt/
 8 S     root   198     1  0  59 20        ?    308        ? 08:56:03 ?        0:01 /usr/sbin/vold
 8 S     root   246   243  0  40 20        ?   2497        ? 08:56:23 ?        0:01 /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner 
 8 S     root   196     1  0  41 20        ?    124        ? 08:56:03 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/utmpd
 8 S   daemon   208     1  0  85 20        ?   1108        ? 08:56:11 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/ab2/dweb/sunos5/bin/dwhttp
 8 S   daemon   209   208  0  41 20        ?   1178        ? 08:56:11 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/ab2/dweb/sunos5/bin/dwhttp
 8 S     root   244   238  0  41 20        ?    212        ? 08:56:19 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
 8 S     root   226     1  0  41 20        ?    264        ? 08:56:15 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/snmp/snmpdx -y -c /etc/snm
 8 S     root   234     1  0  41 20        ?    424        ? 08:56:17 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/dmi/snmpXdmid -s drew
 8 S     root   247   243  0  48 20        ?    836        ? 08:56:25 ?        0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
 8 S     root   233     1  0  99 20        ?    449        ? 08:56:17 ?        0:02 /usr/lib/dmi/dmispd
 8 S     root   261   247  0  40 20        ?    876        ? 08:56:30 ?        0:00 dtgreet -display :0
 8 S     root   243     1  0  51 20        ?    818        ? 08:56:18 ?        0:00 /usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
 8 S     root   245   226  0  41 20        ?    266        ? 08:56:20 ?        0:00 mibiisa -r -p 32788
 8 S     root   262     1  0  41 20        ?    315        ? 08:57:04 ?        0:00 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q15m
 8 S      sys   277   141  0  67 22        ?    127        ? 09:20:00 ?        0:00 sh -c /opt/sarcheck/bin/ps1
 8 O     root   282   278  0  87 22        ?    130          09:20:01 ?        0:00 /usr/bin/ps -elf