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Old 05-22-2002, 11:21 AM   #1
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Security concern

Hello. I was wondering if there is anything to be concerned that there is a security breech when my computer is on running linux and my hard drive starts to think (spin) when I am not doing anything. Bare with me for I am a newbie.
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Old 05-22-2002, 12:26 PM   #2
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some process running in the background I would imagine.

try running top and see what's running.
 
Old 05-22-2002, 01:21 PM   #3
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How do I do that ?
 
Old 05-22-2002, 01:23 PM   #4
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you open up a terminal and type top
hit ctrl+c to close it
 
  


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