Each node on your system has its own current accounting file. You can
control what resources this file tracks, and start up a new version of
this file using the SET ACCOUNTING command.
There are two occasions when the resources used by a process are not
tracked, despite the SET ACCOUNTING command:
- When you use the RUN (Process) command with the /NOACCOUNTING
qualifier.
- When you use the $CREPRC system service with the PRC$M_NOACNT
status flag.
Similarly, there is one occasion when the resources used by an image
are always tracked, despite the SET ACCOUNTING command:
- When you install an image using the /ACCOUNTING qualifier of the
Install utility.
For more information on how to use the SET ACCOUNTING command, see the
HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual.
/DISABLE[=(keyword[,...])]
Prevents the tracking of the resources specified by the keywords.
Table DCLII-16 lists the keywords you can use to specify the type of
resource.
Table DCLII-16 SET ACCOUNTING Keywords for Resource Types
| Keyword |
Type of Resource |
|
IMAGE
|
Resources used by an image
|
|
LOGIN_FAILURE
|
Resources used by an unsuccessful attempt to log in
|
|
MESSAGE
|
Unformatted record written to the accounting file by a call to the
$SNDJBC system service
|
|
PRINT
|
Resources used by a print job
|
|
PROCESS
|
Resources used by a process
|
You do not need to stop the tracking of all processes and images. You
can prevent resources being tracked for specific types of process and
for images running in these types of process.
Table DCLII-17 lists the keywords you can use to specify the type of
process.
Table DCLII-17 SET ACCOUNTING Keywords for Process Types
| Keyword |
Type of Process |
|
BATCH
|
Batch process
|
|
DETACHED
|
Detached process
|
|
INTERACTIVE
|
Interactive process
|
|
NETWORK
|
Network process
|
|
SUBPROCESS
|
Subprocess (the parent process can be a batch, detached, network, or
interactive process)
|
If the system is no longer tracking any resources, /DISABLE closes the
current accounting file.
If you use the /DISABLE qualifier and omit the keywords, the current
accounting file does not track any resources, and the system closes the
file.
/ENABLE[=(keyword[,...])]
Enables the tracking of the specified resources, and opens the current
accounting file if it is not already open. The /ENABLE qualifier uses
the same keywords as the /DISABLE qualifier.
Use the keywords shown in Table DCLII-16 to specify the types of
resource that you want the local node to track in its current
accounting file.
If the resources used by processes or images are being tracked, you can
use the keywords shown in Table DCLII-17 to enable the tracking of these
resources for specified types of process and for images running in
those types of process.
If you use the /ENABLE qualifier and omit the keywords, the current
accounting file tracks all resources.
/LOG
Writes information to the current SYS$OUTPUT device as the command
executes.
/NEW_FILE
Closes the current accounting file, and starts up a new version of it.
The name of the new file depends on whether the logical name ACCOUNTNG
is defined in your system logical name table.
If this logical name is not defined, the SET ACCOUNTING command opens
the file SYS$MANAGER:ACCOUNTNG.DAT.
If this logical name is defined, the command opens the file that this
logical name points to. If you omit the directory, SYS$MANAGER is the
default, and if you omit the file type, .DAT is the default.
The /NEW_FILE qualifier writes a record to the end of the old file that
contains a forward pointer to the new file, and a record to the
beginning of the new file that contains a backward pointer to the old
file. These records contain the names of the new and old files
respectively.
This example tells the system to track the resources used only by batch
and interactive processes, and by images running in batch and
interactive processes. It illustrates the cumulative effect of /ENABLE
and /DISABLE qualifiers, and of SET ACCOUNTING commands.
The /DISABLE qualifier prevents the tracking of all resources. The
/ENABLE qualifier then tells the system to track the resources used by
batch and interactive processes. The second SET ACCOUNTING command
tells the system to track the resources used by images.
