{"id":87,"date":"2012-02-12T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:08:14","slug":"live-resource-usage-for-a-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/live-resource-usage-for-a-user\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Resource usage for a User"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CloudLinux provides resource isolation for hosting accounts, allowing administrators to monitor and control CPU, memory, and entry process usage for individual users. Monitoring resource consumption helps identify accounts that are exceeding their allocated limits and assists in troubleshooting website performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide explains how to check live resource usage for a specific user using the lveinfo utility available on CloudLinux servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Root or SSH access to the server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CloudLinux is installed and enabled on the server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LVE Manager and CloudLinux utilities installed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Connect to the Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to the server via SSH as the root user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Check Resource Usage for a Specific User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lveinfo &#8211;period=1W -u username<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Replace &#8220;username&#8221; with the actual cPanel username.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lveinfo &#8211;period=1W -u jahwaggy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Review the Output<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Example output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ID aCPU mCPU lCPU aEP mEP lEP aMem mMem lMem MemF MepF<br>544 1 7 8 1 3 100 209.2M 365.0M 1.0G 0 0<br>591 1 5 8 1 4 100 255.9M 482.5M 1.0G 0 0<br>614 1 5 8 1 4 100 236.3M 434.3M 1.0G 0 0<br>616 0 3 8 0 1 100 9.3M 101.1M 1.0G 0 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding the Output<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>aCPU \u2013 Average CPU usage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mCPU \u2013 Maximum CPU usage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lCPU \u2013 CPU limit assigned to the user<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>aEP \u2013 Average Entry Processes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mEP \u2013 Maximum Entry Processes reached<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lEP \u2013 Entry Process limit assigned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>aMem \u2013 Average memory usage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mMem \u2013 Maximum memory usage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lMem \u2013 Memory limit assigned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MemF \u2013 Number of memory faults<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MepF \u2013 Number of Entry Process faults<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Identify Resource Limit Hits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pay attention to the following values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>High CPU usage approaching the CPU limit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entry Processes reaching the configured limit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memory usage close to the assigned memory limit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-zero values in MemF or MepF columns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These indicators may suggest that the account requires optimization or a resource upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The lveinfo utility provides detailed insight into resource consumption for CloudLinux users. 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