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title: When CPU Usage Reaches Threshold
slug: kronpam-support-and-maintenance-guides/when-cpu-usage-reaches-threshold
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createdAt: 2024-07-24T12:42:07.215Z
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The Kron PAM Monitoring service can send notifications when the CPU usage reaches the threshold value. The **top** command displays real-time information regarding the instance’s resource usage. The output of the command is the summary of the resource utilization on your system. To check the CPU usage of system applications, run the following command:

**`[root@kronpam~]# `**`top`