<![CDATA[Why are there multiples of these processes]]>I recently converted from 2.4.4 to 2.6.0 via fresh install using previous config at install time. While looking into why memory increased to much I found multiples of some processes and ask if any reason for these to be multiple:

php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
This goes from 3 to 7 averaging processes, each process uses the largest amount of memory. ps aux shows 135112 +- each. This affects memory more than anything. Unfortunately, I had 2 power outages that backup power ran out and had to restart, so I don't know if the number of processes goes down or just keeps going up, will need to wait longer.

nginx: worker process (nginx)
Always shows 2 of these.

/bin/sh /usr/local/sbin/sshguard -i /var/run/sshguard.pid
Always shows 2 of these.

After more data collection, I will be posting memory questions separately. Thank you.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/173915/why-are-there-multiples-of-these-processesRSS for NodeTue, 14 Apr 2026 05:38:58 GMTThu, 04 Aug 2022 18:25:40 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Why are there multiples of these processes on Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:26:27 GMT]]>@stephenw10 thank you very much! I am working on why my memory utilization went from 3-4 percent to 11-12 percent and growing. Once I collect and compare the top info for a few days I will seek more help. Thanks for the quick responses.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055509https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055509Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:26:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why are there multiples of these processes on Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:55:33 GMT]]>Duplicate php processes are normal, yes:

[22.05-RELEASE][admin@4100-2.stevew.lan]/root: ps -aux | grep php-fpm
root      455   0.0  0.7 105632 28984  -  Ss   26Jul22     0:18.82 php-fpm: master process (/usr/local/lib/php-fpm.conf) (php-fpm)
root     9506   0.0  1.3 138676 54012  -  I    28Jul22     0:13.28 php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
root    29594   0.0  1.3 135504 52744  -  I    28Jul22     0:11.96 php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
root    73519   0.0  1.3 138956 54368  -  I    Fri16       0:12.08 php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
root    91360   0.0  1.3 135476 52624  -  I    28Jul22     0:11.19 php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
root    93061   0.0  1.3 135488 52544  -  I    28Jul22     0:13.17 php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
root    95124   0.0  1.3 138052 53304  -  I    Fri16       0:11.09 php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
root    98499   0.0  1.3 135452 52668  -  I    28Jul22     0:11.77 php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm)
root    14184   0.0  0.1  11172  2620  0  S+   23:44       0:00.00 grep php-fpm
]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055502https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055502Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:55:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why are there multiples of these processes on Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:23:17 GMT]]>@stephenw10 Thanks for that! Yes I see a lot more info/lines, but it does not answer my question of if those duplicates are normal or not. The top command will not convert to excel cleanly like the ps aux command so I can sort how I want. I don't want to address the memory issue until I have more info. Do you know if the duplicate php-fpm: pool nginx (php-fpm) tasks are normal? I also notice in top there are 17" /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/charon --use-s" lines 58M each! and many more with multiple instances. Just trying to get a hold of some basics so I can ask about the daily memory growth.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055493https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055493Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:23:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why are there multiples of these processes on Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:41:18 GMT]]>Diag > System Activity shows the output of top -aSH

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055473https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055473Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:41:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why are there multiples of these processes on Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:06:18 GMT]]>@stephenw10 Forgot to mention that. It was the web GUI because the machine does not have a display or keyboard. I found out top does not work in the GUI command line.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055463https://forum.netgate.com/post/1055463Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:06:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why are there multiples of these processes on Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:55:52 GMT]]>That's using ps -aux at the command line directly?

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