qstart(8B)

NAME
qstart - start pbs batch job processing at a destination

SYNOPSIS
qstart destination ...

DESCRIPTION
The qstart command directs that a destination should process batch jobs. If the destination is an execution queue, the server will begin to schedule jobs that reside in the queue for execution. If the destination is a routing queue, the server will begin to route jobs from that queue.

In order to execute qstart, the user must have PBS Operation or Manager privilege.

OPERANDS
The qstart command accepts one or more operands. The operands are one of three forms:
If is specified, the request is to start that queue at the default server. If the form is given, the request is to start all queues at that server. If a full destination identifier, is given, the request is to start the named queue at the named server.

STANDARD ERROR
The qstart command will write a diagnostic message to standard error for each error occurrence.

EXIT STATUS
Upon successful processing of all the operands presented to the qstart command, the exit status will be a value of zero.

If the qstart command fails to process any operand, the command exits with a value greater than zero.

SEE ALSO
pbs_server(8B), qstop(8B), and qmgr(1B)