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Subfunction Argument

The subfunction argument designates the type of information contained in the entity argument or the explicit data to be retrieved depending on the function specified. The following table shows the valid subfunction values and the functions with which they may be used:

Subfunction

Description

Used with…

PID

The USS process ID number

PROCESS

PPID

The USS parent process ID number

PROCESS

UID

The real USS user ID number

PROCESS, USER

EUID

The effective user ID number

PROCESS, SET

GID

The real group ID number

PROCESS, GROUP

EGID

The effective group ID number

PROCESS, SET

ALLDATA

All USS processes permitted

PROCESS

PATH

The path name or z/OS program name associated with a process

PROCESS

COMMAND

The command invocation string or z/OS program name that started a process

PROCESS

JOBNAME

The z/OS job name of the address space in which the process is running

PROCESS

NAME

The USS user or group name

USER, GROUP

DUB

The USS dub status of the current task

INFO