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Section 5: Miscellaneous Topics

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Introduction
intro(5) - introduction to miscellany
A
acctresume(5) - suspend and resume accounting when available disk space reaches threshold - see acctsuspend(5)
acctsuspend(5) - suspend and resume accounting when available disk space reaches threshold
acl(5) - introduction to HFS access control lists
aclv(5) - introduction to JFS access control lists (ACLs)
aio(5) - POSIX asynchronous I/O facility
aio_listio_max(5) - the maximum number of POSIX asynchronous I/O operations that can be specified in a listio() call
aio_max_ops(5) - maximum number of POSIX async I/O operations that can be queued at any time
aio_monitor_run_sec(5) - frequency of AIO thread pool monitor execution (in seconds)
aio_physmem_pct(5) - percentage of physical memory lockable for request call-back POSIX asynchronous I/O operations
aio_prio_delta_max(5) - greatest delta (slowdown factor) allowed in POSIX async IO request priorities
aio_proc_thread_pct(5) - percentage of all process threads allowed in AIO pool
aio_proc_threads(5) - maximum number of process threads allowed in AIO pool
aio_req_per_thread(5) - desirable ratio between number of pending AIO requests and servicing threads
aliases(5) - aliases file for sendmail
allocate_fs_swapmap(5) - determines when swapmap structures are allocated for filesystem swap
alwaysdump(5) - defines which classes of kernel memory pages are dumped when a kernel panic occurs
ARIES(5) - dynamically and transparently execute PA-RISC HP-UX applications on Integrity systems running HP-UX
ascii(5) - map of ASCII character set
Audio(5) - audio tools available through HP VUE
audit(5) - introduction to HP-UX Auditing System
B
bufcache_max_pct(5) - TO BE OBSOLETED - see bufpages(5)
bufpages(5) - TO BE OBSOLETED
C
chanq_hash_locks(5) - size of hashed pool of spinlocks protecting the channel queue hash tables
compartments(5) - description of HP-UX compartments
complex(5) - complex functions and macros
core_addshmem_read(5) - determines the inclusion of readable shared memory in a process core dump
core_addshmem_write(5) - determines the inclusion of read/write shared memory in process core dump
core_large_utsname_on(5) - determines the addition of a new section, CORE_UTSNAME or PT_HP_CORE_UTSNAME, in a process core dump
create_fastlinks(5) - configure the system to use fast symbolic links
curses(5) - definitions for screen handling and optimisation functions
D
dbc_max_pct(5) - maximum percentage of memory to be used for caching file I/O data and metadata
dbc_min_pct(5) - minimum percentage of memory used for caching file I/O data and metadata
default_disk_ir(5) - enable/disable the use of a device's write cache in the SCSI subsystem
dirent(5) - format of directory streams and directory entries
dld.sl(5) - dynamic loader
dld.so(5) - dynamic loader
dma32_pool_size(5) - the amount of memory to reserve for the 32-bit DMA pool
dnlc_hash_locks(5) - number of locks for the Directory Name Lookup Cache (DNLC)
dontdump(5) - defines which classes of kernel memory pages are not dumped when a kernel panic occurs
dst(5) - difference between Universal (Greenwich mean) time and Local time - see timezone(5)
dump_compress_on(5) - selects whether the system dumps memory pages compressed or uncompressed when a kernel panic occurs.
E
enable_idds(5) - enable intrusion detection data source
environ(5) - user environment
eqmemsize(5) - determines the minimum size (in pages) of the equivalently mapped reserve pool
executable_stack(5) - controls whether program stacks are executable by default
expanded_node_host_names(5) - enable maximum length expansion of the system node and host names
F
fcntl(5) - file control options
fenv(5) - floating-point environment macros and functions
fs_async(5) - enables write calls to return before write operation is complete (Boolean)
fs_symlinks(5) - maximum number of symbolic links used to resolve a path name
fs_wrapper(5) - configuration and binary files used by file system administration commands
G
gssapi(5) - Generic Security Service Application Programming Interface
gvid_no_claim_dev(5) - PCI Vendor/Device ID that the gvid graphics driver will not claim
H
hdlpreg_hash_locks(5) - determines the size of the pregion spinlock pool
hfs_revra_per_disk(5) - maximum HFS file system blocks to be read in one read-ahead operation when sequentially reading backwards
hier(5) - file system hierarchy
hires_timeout_enable(5) - enable high resolution timers support
hostname(5) - host name resolution description
hosts_access(5) - format of host access control files
hosts_options(5) - host access control language extensions
I
intr_strobe_ics_pct(5) - limit for the percent of time a processor is allowed to spend in interrupt context
inttypes(5) - basic integer data types
ioctl(5) - generic device control commands
ioforw_timeout(5) - enable timeout in I/O forwarding
K
kconfig(5) - introduction to kernel configuration commands
kerberos(5) - introduction to the Kerberos system
krs(5) - kernel registry services
ksi_alloc_max(5) - system-wide limit of queued signals that can be allocated
ksi_send_max(5) - limit on number of queued signals per process
L
lang(5) - description of supported languages
langinfo(5) - language information constants
ldapux(5) - overview of LDAP-UX
libcrash(5) - crash dump access library
libcres.a(5) - a subset of functions from libc.a
limits(5) - implementation-specific constants
M
man(5) - macros for formatting manpages
manuals(5) - list of HP-UX documentation
math(5) - math functions, constants, and types
max_acct_file_size(5) - defines the maximum accounting file size
max_async_ports(5) - maximum number of asynchronous disk ports that can be open at any time
max_mem_window(5) - maximum number of group-private 32-bit shared memory configurable by users
max_thread_proc(5) - defines the maximum number of concurrent threads allowed per process.
maxdsiz(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the data segment for any user process
maxdsiz_64bit(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the data segment for any user process - see maxdsiz(5)
maxfiles(5) - initial (soft) maximum number of file descriptors per process
maxfiles_lim(5) - hard maximum number of file descriptors per process
maxrsessiz(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the RSE stack for any user process on the Itanium-based platform
maxrsessiz_64bit(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the RSE stack for any user process on the Itanium-based platform - see maxrsessiz(5)
maxssiz(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the stack for any user process
maxssiz_64bit(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the stack for any user process - see maxssiz(5)
maxtsiz(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the text segment for any user process
maxtsiz_64bit(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the text segment for any user process - see maxtsiz(5)
maxuprc(5) - limits the maximum number of concurrent user processes per user
maxusers(5) - OBSOLETED
maxvgs(5) - maximum number of LVM Volume Groups that can be created/activated on the system
memfs_bufcache_metapct(5) - maximum percentage of buffer cache which can accommodate MemFS metadata
memfs_bufcache_swappct(5) - percentage of buffer cache at which MemFS data buffers start swapping
mesg(5) - enable or disable System V IPC messages at boot time
mknod(5) - header file of macros for handling device numbers
mknod.h(5) - header file of macros for handling device numbers - see mknod(5)
mm(5) - the MM macro package for formatting documents
mman(5) - memory mapping definitions
msgmap(5) - number of entries in the System V IPC message space resource map
msgmax(5) - maximum System V IPC message size in bytes
msgmnb(5) - maximum number of bytes on a single System V IPC message queue
msgmni(5) - maximum number of system-wide System V IPC message queues (IDs) allowed
msgseg(5) - number of System V IPC message segments in the system
msgssz(5) - number of bytes in a System V IPC message segment
msgtql(5) - maximum number of System V IPC messages in the system at any time
N
nbuf(5) - TO BE OBSOLETED - see bufpages(5)
ncdnode(5) - maximum number of open CDFS files (system-wide)
nclist(5) - number of cblocks for pty and tty data transfers
ncsize(5) - number of Directory Name Lookup Cache (DNLC) entries
ndir(5) - format of HP-UX directory streams
nfile(5) - maximum number of open files (system-wide)
nflocks(5) - maximum number of file locks
nfs_portmon(5) - restricts NFS services to clients from privileged ports
ninode(5) - maximum number of HFS file system open inodes that can be in memory
nkthread(5) - limits the number of threads allowed to run simultaneously
nodehostnamesize(5) - size of node name and host name
nproc(5) - limits the number of processes allowed to exist simultaneously
npty(5) - maximum number of BSD pseudo terminals (ptys)
NSTREVENT(5) - maximum number of outstanding STREAMS bufcalls
nstrpty(5) - maximum number of STREAMS-based pseudo terminals (pts)
NSTRPUSH(5) - maximum number of STREAMS modules in a single stream
NSTRSCHED(5) - number of STREAMS scheduler daemons to run
nstrtel(5) - specifies the number of telnet device files the kernel can support for incoming telnet sessions
nswapdev(5) - maximum number of devices that can be enabled for swap
nswapfs(5) - maximum number of file systems that can be enabled for swap
nsysmap(5) - number of entries in a kernel dynamic memory allocation map
nsysmap64(5) - number of entries in a kernel dynamic memory allocation map - see nsysmap(5)
O
orientation(5) - the orientation of a stream
P
pa_maxssiz(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the stack for a user process running under the PA-RISC emulator on Itanium-based system
pa_maxssiz_32bit(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the stack for a user process running under the PA-RISC emulator on Itanium-based system - see pa_maxssiz(5)
pa_maxssiz_64bit(5) - maximum size (in bytes) of the stack for a user process running under the PA-RISC emulator on Itanium-based system - see pa_maxssiz(5)
pagezero_daemon_enabled(5) - zeroing of free memory in the background is enabled
pam_authz(5) - PAM module that provides user authorization
pam_hpsec(5) - extended authentication, account, password, and session service module for HP-UX
pam_ldap(5) - authentication, account, session, and password management PAM modules for LDAP
pam_unix(5) - authentication, account, session, and password management PAM modules for UNIX
pam_updbe(5) - user policy definition service module
partition(5) - display information about the Partition Command Line Interface
pfdat_hash_locks(5) - determines the size of the pfdat spinlock pool
pfs_exports(5) - directories to export to PFS clients
pfs_fstab(5) - static file system mounting table, mounted file systems table
pfs_xtab(5) - directories to export to PFS clients - see pfs_exports(5)
physical_io_buffers(5) - total buffers for physical I/O operations
portal(5) - a "window to the future" for applications
privgrp(5) - HP-UX group privileges
privileges(5) - description of HP-UX privileges
privsh(5) - overview of various privileged system shells
pthread_condvar_prio_boost(5) - control priority boost for userspace threads using pthread condition variables
pthread_scope_options(5) - list of external options to specify the scheduling contention scope of threads
pthread_stubs(5) - list of pthread calls for which the stubs are provided in the C library
Q
quota(5) - disk quotas
R
RBAC(5) - Role-Based Access Control - see rbac(5)
rbac(5) - Role-Based Access Control
rcsintro(5) - description of RCS commands
regexp(5) - regular expression and pattern matching notation definitions
region_hash_locks(5) - determines the size of the region spinlock pool
remote_nfs_swap(5) - enable swapping across NFS
rtsched_numpri(5) - number of priority values to support for POSIX.1b realtime applications
S
sched_thread_affinity(5) - adjust scheduler thread affinity
scroll_lines(5) - number of scrollable lines used by the Internal Terminal Emulator
scsi_max_qdepth(5) - maximum number of I/Os that target will queue up for execution
scsi_maxphys(5) - maximum allowed length of an I/O on all SCSI devices
sd(5) - Software Distributor, commands to create, distribute, install, monitor, and manage software
secure_sid_scripts(5) - controls whether setuid and setgid bits on scripts are honored
sema(5) - enable or disable System V IPC semaphores at boot time
semaem(5) - adjust-on-exit maximum value
semmni(5) - number of System V IPC system-wide semaphore identifiers
semmns(5) - number of System V IPC system-wide semaphores
semmnu(5) - maximum number of System V IPC undo structures for processes
semmsl(5) - maximum number of System V IPC semaphores per identifier
semume(5) - maximum number of System V IPC undo entries per process
semvmx(5) - maximum value of any single System V IPC semaphore
sendfile_max(5) - maximum number of Buffer Cache Pages used by sendfile
shmem(5) - enable or disable System V shared memory
shmmax(5) - maximum size (in bytes) for a System V shared memory segment
shmmni(5) - number of System V shared memory segment identifiers in the system
shmseg(5) - maximum number of System V shared memory segments per process
signal(5) - description of signals
signal.h(5) - description of signals - see signal(5)
sis(5) - secure internet services with Kerberos authentication and authorization
st_ats_enabled(5) - determines whether to reserve a tape device on open
st_fail_overruns(5) - determines whether variable block mode read requests smaller than the physical record size will fail
st_large_recs(5) - determines maximum logical record size allowed through the stape driver
st_san_safe(5) - determines whether access to stape device special files without the no-rewind-on-close option are allowed
stat(5) - data returned by the stat() function
stat.h(5) - data returned by the stat() function - see stat(5)
stdarg(5) - macros for handling variable argument lists
stdsyms(5) - description of named defines and other specifications for namespace from HP-UX header files
STRCTLSZ(5) - maximum size of streams message control (bytes)
streampipes(5) - force all pipes to be STREAMS-based
STRMSGSZ(5) - maximum size of streams message data (bytes)
suffix(5) - file name suffix conventions
swapmem_on(5) - allow physical memory size to exceed the available swap space
swchunk(5) - swap chunk size in 1 KB blocks
sysv_hash_locks(5) - System V IPC hashed spinlock pool size
T
tcphashsz(5) - determines the size of the networking hash tables
term(5) - terminal capabilities
thread_safety(5) - list of libc, libpthread and libgen interfaces which are: Not thread-safe, Cancellation Points, Cancel Safe, Async Signal Safe, and Async Cancel Safe
timeslice(5) - scheduling interval in clock ticks per second
timezone(5) - difference between Universal (Greenwich mean) time and Local time
types(5) - primitive system data types
U
unctrl(5) - definitions for unctrl
unistd(5) - standard structures and symbolic constants
unlockable_mem(5) - amount of physical memory that may not be locked by user processes
unwind(5) - overview of stack unwind library entry points and convenience macros
unwind.h(5) - overview of stack unwind library entry points and convenience macros - see unwind(5)
V
values(5) - machine-dependent values
varargs(5) - handle variable argument list
vpmon(5) - vPars monitor management or information lookup commands
vps_ceiling(5) - maximum (in kilobytes) of system-selectable page size
vps_chatr_ceiling(5) - maximum (in kilobytes) of user selectable page size
vps_pagesize(5) - minimum (in kilobytes) of system-selected page size
vx_maxlink(5) - Configure the number of links to a file
vx_ncsize(5) - the number of bytes to be reserved for the directory path-name cache used by the VxFS file system
vx_ninode(5) - Determines the internal node table size
vxfs_bc_bufhwm(5) - VxFS buffer cache high water mark(determines the VxFS buffer cache size)
vxfs_ifree_timelag(5) - VxFS inode free time lag (specifies the minimum time to be spent on a freelist)
vxfs_max_ra_kbytes(5) - obsolete; maximum amount of read-ahead data, in KB, that kernel may have outstanding for a single VxFS file system
vxfs_ra_per_disk(5) - amount of VxFS file system read-ahead per disk, in KB.
X
xferlog(5) - FTP server logfile