CPU_Watcher

cpu_watch

#!/bin/bash
while [ 1 ];
do 
echo
echo checking for run-away process ...
 
CPU_USAGE=$(uptime | cut -d"," -f4 | cut -d":" -f2 | cut -d" " -f2 | sed -e "s/\.//g")
CPU_USAGE_THRESHOLD=900
PROCESS=$(ps -eLf)
TOPPROCESS=$(ps -eLf | grep "livemerge" | ps -eo pid -eo pcpu -eo command | sort -k 2 -r | grep -v PID | head -n 1)
 
if [ $CPU_USAGE -gt $CPU_USAGE_THRESHOLD ] ; 
then
  kill -9 $(ps -eLf | grep "livemerge" | ps -eo pid | sort -k 1 -r | grep -v PID | head -n 1) #original
  kill -9 $(ps -eLf | grep "livemerge" | ps -eo pcpu | sort -k 1 -r | grep -v %CPU | head -n 1)
  kill -9 $TOPPROCESS
  echo system overloading!
  echo Top-most process killed $TOPPROCESS
      echo CPU USAGE is at $CPU_LOAD
 
else
echo "No Processes to kill"

fi
    exit 0
    sleep 1;
    done