[X4U] Re: Do users use resources?

[Mark Des Cotes]

Can I check how much ram each of them is using?

Mark Des Cotes
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On 14-Nov-07, at 4:51 PM, Brett Conlon wrote:

> Yeah, I'd be more concerned with the amount of RAM their logins may  
> be stealing from you, depending on how many apps they have  
> launched, what running processes are still active and, most  
> importantly, how much RAM your Mac has.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Coj
>
> On 15/11/2007, at 8:32 AM, Dennis R. Cohen wrote:
>
>> On 11/14/07 at 8:27 AM, Mark Des Cotes <lists at marksmandesign.ca>
>> transmitted the following electronic message:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Running 10.4.10 if it makes a difference. We've had a home Mac
>>> running X since Jaguar first came out. The computers have always  
>>> been
>>> set up with a single User account that everyone used. Last week I
>>> decided to create accounts for my wife and each of my two kids. That
>>> way they can stop messing up "My" computer. I use said Mac for my
>>> home based business. Being a Graphic Designer I use a lot of  
>>> resource
>>> heavy software. Does having the other three users still logged on  
>>> use
>>> up some of the resources available to me? If so, is it enough for me
>>> to be concerned about? Should I instruct them to log off when they
>>> are done using the computer?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>> It depends upon whether they left tasks like downloads from the  
>> Internet
>> or video-encoding operations going. If so, those tasks continue to  
>> run
>> and will use resources. If no ongoing tasks are running, the only
>> resource they're consuming is some disk space for the swap files as
>> their processes get swapped out for your current tasks.
>>
>> -- 
>> Dennis R. Cohen
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