ps -ax on linux system PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 1 ? S 0:08 init [5] 2 ? SW 0:01 [keventd] 3 ? SWN 0:00 [ksoftirqd_CPU0] 4 ? SW 0:05 [kswapd] 5 ? SW 0:00 [bdflush] 6 ? SW 0:02 [kupdated] 7 ? SW 0:00 [khubd] 550 ? S 0:14 syslogd -m 0 555 ? S 0:13 klogd -2 584 ? S 0:00 rpc.statd 667 ? S 0:00 /sbin/cardmgr 965 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/automount --timeout 60 /misc file /etc/auto 977 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd 989 ? S 0:02 /usr/local/sbin/sshd 1041 ? S 0:01 sendmail: accepting connections 1054 ? S 0:10 gpm -t ps/2 -m /dev/mouse 1066 ? S 0:00 crond 1102 ? S 0:01 xfs -droppriv -daemon 1152 tty1 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1 1153 tty2 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2 1154 tty3 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3 1155 tty4 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4 1156 tty5 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5 1157 tty6 S 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6 1158 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon 1165 ? S 9:41 /etc/X11/X -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth :0 1166 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon 1748 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-session 1811 ? S 0:02 gnome-smproxy --sm-client-id default0 1815 ? S 0:57 sawfish --sm-client-id=default2 1830 ? S 1:47 magicdev --sm-client-id=default12 1840 ? S 0:05 panel --sm-client-id default7 1845 ? S 0:00 gnome-name-service 1847 ? S 0:01 gmc --nowindows --sm-client-id default8 1858 ? S 0:07 tasklist_applet --activate-goad-server tasklist_apple 1860 ? S 0:05 deskguide_applet --activate-goad-server deskguide_app 1862 ? S 7:59 asclock_applet --activate-goad-server asclock_applet 8922 ? S 0:01 /usr/local/sbin/sshd 8923 pts/1 S 0:00 -bash 9027 ? S 0:05 gnome-terminal --use-factory --start-factory-server 9030 ? S 0:00 gnome-pty-helper 9031 pts/0 S 0:00 bash 9100 ? S 0:13 /usr/lib/netscape/netscape-communicator -irix-session 9125 ? S 0:00 (dns helper) 9231 pts/1 R 0:00 ps -ax