Monitoring Tiger System Operation
Beneath the shiny blue Aqua buttons and metallic skin of the Finder, there are dozens of processes and supporting subprocesses that manage your computer. If a problem that affects system operation occurs, chances are there is some sort of audit trail that can lead you to the culprit.
In this section, we will look at how you can monitor the inner workings of your operating system and computer—from developing a baseline for a properly functioning machine to viewing logs and customizing the configuration of the system logging daemon itself.
Creating an Overview of Your System: System Profiler
The Apple System Profiler (path: /Applications/Utilities/System Profiler) is a tool for browsing the hierarchy of components ...
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