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From: paul@prcrs.UUCP (Paul Hite)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: batch and /usr/lib/cron/queuedefs
Message-ID: <399@prcrs.UUCP>
Date: 28 Dec 89 19:23:49 GMT
References: <6895@tank.uchicago.edu>
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In article <6895@tank.uchicago.edu>, kap1@paideia.uchicago.edu (Dietrich Kappe.SYS ADMIN) writes:
> If anyone could supply me with more information on batch, as well as

batch is a shell script that contains:
	# @(#) $Revision: 27.1 $       
	at -qb
The -q is an undocumented option to "at" that specifies which queue to use
(the default is "a").  

> the format of the /usr/lib/cron/queuedefs file, I would be most greatful.
> 

Someone once posted some info on queuedefs in another group.  It was for a
Sun.  I hope it works the same on HP.  Anyway, here is the queuedefs file from
our 850:
	a.4j1n
	b.2j2n90w
	\/\/\/\ /
	| | |  |------>	This optional field is an integer followed by the
	| | |		keyletter "w".  It's the number of seconds to wait
	| | |		before retrying a job that couldn't run because too
	| | |		many jobs were already running.  Default = 60.	
	| | |
	| | |---------> This optional field is an integer followed by the
	| |		keyletter "n".  It's the nice value for jobs in this
	| |		queue.  Default = 2.
	| |
	| |-----------> This optional field is an integer followed by the
	| 		keyletter "j".  It's the max jobs allowed to be running
	| 		in the queue at one time.  Other jobs get deferred 
	| 		until something finishes.  In addition to this limit,
	| 		only 25 jobs may exist in all queues.  Default = 100.
	|		(I realize that the last two sentences are a little
	|		inconsistent but it's what was posted before.  Sorry.)
	|
	|-------------> This required field is a letter followed by a dot. It's
			the name of the queue.

This info is second-hand so don't flame me if it's wrong.  Hope this helps.

Paul Hite   PRC Realty Systems  McLean,Va   uunet!prcrs!paul    (703) 556-2243
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