Does htop show processes from other users sharing the server on different linodes? I see 2 root@[name i dont recognise] and went "Eeeeeeeeeeeeek!"

Is it ok?

Htop should not be aware of anything that goes on outside of your node...

What exactly is it that you do see?

Nope, all you will see are things running on YOUR linode

That might be the appropriate response.

command sshd: root@notty (virt 8484, whereas other virts are mostly 44672) and command sshd: root@pts/0

Neither are me and I have no idea what they are about.

I'm really confused as my linode is locked down with SSH keys only on a strange port.

The times are 4 and 14 seconds though and stay at that - they don't change.

What exactly does htop do that top doesnt?

I think it is me, I disconnected when I killed the processes. I had an SFTP and shell login. It's just odd that it gave these random names. Root@[totally random name I never heard of before that isn't anything to do with my IP]

If you are talking about sshd processes in the process list it normally shows <user>@<tty>. Nothing related to where the user is connecting from.

That's probably you. tty, pts, etc. just refer to the type of console you're using. You were logged in as root, right?

If still in doubt, create a new user with some random name, and SSH into your server with that user. Run htop and you'll probably see something like [random-username]@pts/0. That's you.

For "root@notty" read "root @ no TTY". It's your SCP or SFTP connection

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BTW, thanks for introducing me to htop. I've always used top, had never heard of htop. It is schweet.

Cheers.