MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2

renice(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities renice(1)
priority a number that indicates an absolute priority value (higher numbers reflect
higher priorities).
If no –p, –g,or–u option appears on the command line, renice assumes –p.
DIAGNOSTICS
Possible exit status values are:
0 Successful completion.
1 Failure due to an invalid command line argument, the wrong number of command line
arguments, a priority that is outside the valid range, an invalid priority argument, an
invalid ID argument, or missing arguments following one of the options.
2 Failure because the system does not recognize the
ID in a –u option.
Messages
Message: Nice priority must range from num1 to num2
Cause: You specified a priority value that was not in the range num1 to num2.
Action: Specify a priority value that falls in the given range.
Message: No such user as "user"
Cause: You specified a user name or a user
ID that could not be found in the user data-
base.
Action: Check the user database for valid user names and
IDs.
Message: Not able to read/write process information
Cause: For some reason, the underlying MPE/iX
routines were unable to read or write
process information.
Action: Contact your system manager.
Message: Not owner
Cause: You attempted to change the priority of a process that you do not own.
Action: Only attempt to change the priority of your processes.
Message: Option –option argument missing
Cause: You did not provide an argument for –option.
Action: Provide the missing argument.
Message: Unknown option –option
Cause: You specified an option that is not valid for this command.
Action: Check the Options section of the command’s man page for a list of valid
options.
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