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BTW: This is  a DGUX system.  But, I would take any Unix flavor as
an example.

Side line:  I am looking for a good product for generating reports on
CPU usage sorted by users, Processes, and groups.  Not % of capacity,
but raw seconds of CPU time used.  Like time(1) or times(2).
Commercial is fine.  We would pay for it if it is good.

Is there a way to get times(2) to give up every process, as if it were
run by init.  I am looking for something other than inittab.  If an
inittab entry is the only way, examples would be appreciated.  I can't
play with this system to test it first!  (Crontab likewise.)

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: Is there a way to get times(2) to give up every process, as if it were
: run by init.  I am looking for something other than inittab.  If an
: inittab entry is the only way, examples would be appreciated.  I can't
: play with this system to test it first!  (Crontab likewise.)

Before I get too many "RTFM's", I just found acctcom(1).  Instead of telling
me to read about it, Tell me what you think of it.  Is it useful?
How does it effect system resources?

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   If I have 4 CPU's and am looking at one of the  various time output
   programs, is the number real, or is it divided by 4?  or instance,
   is it possible for me to get a cpu time usage on the system of 4
   hours in a one hour period?  Or, will it only be 1 hour max.  Then,
   how do I determine if all CPU's are being used equally.

   BTW: This is  a DGUX system.  But, I would take any Unix flavor as
   an example.
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Very highly unlikely!  
First, even if there were no other users on your system, the OS
processes would take up some CPU time, so your program would never
occupy 100% of the CPU time.
Second, to be running on all four processors at the same time, your
program would have to PERFECTLY "parallelized" - no part of your
program could depend on what was happening in another.  
Just my thoughts, I could be wrong.  
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