Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:4749 comp.unix.wizards:5618 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!dmg From: dmg@ssc-vax.UUCP (David Geary) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards Subject: How to set priority of a running task Message-ID: <1584@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: 10 Dec 87 19:06:42 GMT Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA Lines: 21 Keywords: task, priority (What are these keywords for anyway?) Does anyone know how to reset a task's priority while it is running? I know that I can set a task's priority when I execute it using nice, but I want to set it while it is running. I've heard of renice, but we don't have it. Any other way?? Thanx, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ "...You may be right, ~ ~ I may be crazy, ~ ~ but it just may be a lunatic ~ ~ you're looking for..." ~ ~ ~ ~ "You May Be Right", Billy Joel ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- *********************************************************** * David Geary, Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA * * (206)773-5249. --I disclaim everything I've ever said--* ***********************************************************