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Examine at the output below from the diagnose sys top command: # diagnose sys top 1 Run Time: 11 days, 3 hours and 29 minutes 0U, 0N, 1S, 99I; 971T, 528F, 160KF sshd 123 S 1.9 1.2 ipsengine 61 S <…

The correct answer is A. The sshd process is the one consuming most CPU. D. All the processes listed are in sleeping state. This question requires analyzing diagnose sys top output to determine CPU consumption and process states.

Submitted by viktor_hu· Apr 18, 2026Logging and Monitoring

Question

Examine at the output below from the diagnose sys top command:

diagnose sys top 1 Run Time: 11 days, 3 hours and 29 minutes 0U, 0N, 1S, 99I; 971T, 528F, 160KF sshd 123 S 1.9 1.2 ipsengine 61 S < 0.0 5.2 miglogd 45 S 0.0 4.9 pyfcgid 75 S 0.0 4.5 pyfcgid 73 S 0.0 3.9 Which statements are true regarding the output above? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AThe sshd process is the one consuming most CPU.
  • BThe sshd process is using 123 pages of memory.
  • CThe command diagnose sys kill miglogd will restart the miglogd process.
  • DAll the processes listed are in sleeping state.

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    73% (19)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    19% (5)

Why each option

This question requires analyzing `diagnose sys top` output to determine CPU consumption and process states.

AThe sshd process is the one consuming most CPU.Correct

The `sshd` process shows a CPU utilization of `1.9`, which is the highest value compared to `0.0` for all other listed processes, indicating it consumes the most CPU.

BThe sshd process is using 123 pages of memory.

The number `123` associated with `sshd` is its Process ID (PID), not an indication of memory pages used.

CThe command diagnose sys kill miglogd will restart the miglogd process.

The `diagnose sys kill` command terminates a process; it does not automatically restart the process, although some FortiGate daemons might be automatically relaunched by a watchdog.

DAll the processes listed are in sleeping state.Correct

All processes listed (`sshd`, `ipsengine`, `miglogd`, `pyfcgid`) show 'S' as their state, which denotes a sleeping state.

Concept tested: FortiGate diagnose sys top output interpretation

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/fortios-cli-reference/169096/diagnose-sys-top

Topics

#Process monitoring#System diagnostics#FortiOS CLI#CPU utilization

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