CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005 Practice Question

A system administrator has noticed that over time, a Linux server's available memory decreases, even when the workload on the server remains consistent. The 'top' command shows a particular process gradually increasing its memory usage without releasing it back to the system. Which of the following tools should the administrator use to further investigate this suspected memory leak in the problematic process?

  • free

  • valgrind

  • mpstat

  • vmstat

CompTIA Linux+ XK0-005
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