How to Control Processes

1. Obtain the process ID of the process you want to control.

   # pgrep process

   process is the name of the process you want to control.

   The process identification number is in the first column of the output.

2. Use the appropriate /usr/proc/bin command to control the process.

   # /usr/proc/bin/pcommand pid

   pcommand	Process tool command you want to run. Table 23–3 lists these commands.
   pid	Identifies the process ID.

3. Verify the process status.

   # pgrep PID

Example—Controlling Processes

The following example shows how to use process tools to stop and restart dtpad.

# PATH=$PATH:/usr/proc/bin
# export PATH 1
# pgrep dtpad 2
2921
# pstop 2921 3
# prun 2921 4

1. Adds the /usr/proc/bin directory to the PATH variable

2. Obtains the process identification number for dtpad

3. Stops the dtpad process

4. Restarts the dtpad process