Process Time Limits

This process_times_objects.cfg example specifies process time limits, which if exceeded, alert e-mail may be sent and/or the indicated processes may be killed.  Note that it would also be possible, for example, to add thresholds to log excess process times, or to page the system administrators.

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// process_times_objects.cfg
//
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ProcessTimes

//      process                 report          incr            kill

#ifndef debug

        fsflush                 1200            10              999999
        sshd                     120             5              999999
        inetd                     60            10              999999

#  if solaris
        Xsun                     120            10              999999
        dtsession                120            10              999999
#  endif

// local stuff follows

#  if nismaster
        ypserv                   120            10              999999
#  endif

#  if db
        iigcc                    120            10              999999
        iidbms                  2400            30              999999
        gzip                     120            10              999999
#  endif

#  if ! paris7
        matlab                   240            20              999999
#  endif

#  if brussels
        goserver                  60            10              999999
#  endif

#  if mailserver
        imapd                     15            5               30
#  endif

[...]

#endifdef  // debug

        DEFAULT                   60            10              999999

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On the piktmaster system, we would install the ProcessTimes.obj file to each PIKT slave system with the command:

# piktc -iv +O ProcessTimes +H all        [or: ... -H down]

For more examples, see Samples.