System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration

Changing the Scheduling Priority of Processes With priocntl

The scheduling priority of a process is the priority it is assigned by the process scheduler, according to scheduling policies. The dispadmin command lists the default scheduling policies.

You can use the priocntl command to assign processes to a priority class and to manage process priorities. For instructions on using the priocntl command to manage processes, see How to Designate a Process Priority.