Attributes for HP-UX

Required attribute for HP-UX

Required attribute

Description

PathName 

Complete pathname to access an executable program. This path includes the program name. If a script controls the process, the PathName defines the complete path to the shell. 

This attribute must not exceed 80 characters. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: "/usr/sbin/sendmail" 

Optional attributes for HP-UX

Optional attribute

Description

Arguments 

Passes arguments to the process. If a script controls the process, the script is passed as an argument. Separate multiple arguments with a single space. A string cannot accommodate more than one space between arguments, nor allow for leading or trailing whitespace characters. 

This attribute must not exceed 80 characters. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: "bd -q30m" 

PidFile 

File containing the process ID. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: "/etc/mail/sendmail.pid" 

Priority 

Priority with which the process runs. Effective only when the user is root. Range is 0 to 39 where a process with a priority 0 is the highest.  

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Default: "20" 

Example: "35" 

UserName 

The user whose ID is used to run the process. The process along with the arguments must run the context of the specified user. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Default: "root" 

Example: "user1"