[Lilux-help] Info about running daemons and processes

Hi, when I do a "ps -ef | grep "d$" I get the following result root 1047 1 0 12:00 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smpppd root 1318 1 0 12:00 ? 00:00:00 /sbin/resmgrd root 1401 1 0 12:00 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/acpid at 2529 1 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/atd root 2532 1 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nscd root 2533 2532 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nscd root 2534 2533 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nscd root 2535 2533 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nscd root 2536 2533 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nscd root 2537 2533 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nscd root 2538 2533 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nscd serge 2690 1 0 12:01 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid serge 2779 2687 0 12:02 ? 00:00:04 kdeinit: konqueror --preload I checked about most of the daemons, but I still don't understand why I have several "nscd" running. Man tells me it's the name server cache daemon... why should it have 6 or 7 processes? Other thing, I noticed I have 7 "kjournald" processes running. What do they do? thanks for any info Serge -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Serge Marelli, Luxembourg E-mail : serge.marelli(a)linux.lu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LiLux - http://www.lilux.lu/ Defending Innovation against Patent Inflation http://swpat.ffii.org/ Free Software Foundation - http//www.fsf.org/