Hi,
You can check the server load [live] by using the following command.
root@server1 [~]# watch w
You can see the result like this:
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Every2.0s:w
Sun Aug 8 10:50:55 2010
10:50:55 up 128 days, 6:23, 2 users, load average: 2.79, 2.72, 2.78
USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
root pts/0 92.172.12.15 10:25 25:18 0.02s 0.02s -bash
root pts/1 92.172.12.15 10:46 10.00s 0.02s 0.00s watch w
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Alternatively you can use the top command:
root@server10 [~]# top