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title: Per-process utilization
description: To investigate CPU consumption on a per-process basis, use a command such as the top utility on Linux. If a process other than the Java process used to run PingAuthorize Server is consuming a significant amount of available CPU, it might be interfering with the ability of the server to run effectively.
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# Per-process utilization

To investigate CPU consumption on a per-process basis, use a command such as the `top` utility on Linux. If a process other than the Java process used to run PingAuthorize Server is consuming a significant amount of available CPU, it might be interfering with the ability of the server to run effectively.