Attributes for Linux

Required attribute for Linux

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 256 characters. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: /usr/sbin/proc1 

Example: "/usr/sbin/proc1" 

 

Optional attributes for Linux

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. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

 

PidFile 

The file that contains the process ID for the monitoring process. Specify the PidFile attribute for the monitoring process to use the Pid. Otherwise, to complete the monitoring process the agent uses the ps output.  

Note that when you use scripts, or other indirect mechanisms, to start processes, you must set the PidFile attribute if the ps output is different from the configured values for the PathName or Arguments attributes. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Example: /var/lock/sendmail.pid 

Example: "/var/lock/sendmail.pid" 

 

Priority 

Priority that the process runs. Priority values range between -20 (highest) to +19 (lowest).  

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Default: 10 

 

UserName 

This attribute is the owner of the process. The process runs with the user ID. 

Type and dimension: string-scalar 

Default: root