Reviewing a sample AIX process listing

The following process listing is an example of the state displayed by ps -Af on a typical machine. Your machine will likely have moderate variations.

      USER   PID  PPID   C    STIME    TTY  TIME CMD
      root     0     0 120 13:06:50      -  2:52 swapper
      root     1     0   0 13:07:11      -  6:59 /etc/init
      root   514     0 120 13:06:50      - 5724:01 kproc
      root   771     0   0 13:06:50      -  6:29 kproc
      root  1028     0   0 13:06:50      -  0:00 kproc
      root  1401     1   0 13:07:16      -  0:00 kproc
      root  2012     1   0 13:08:02      -  3:51 /etc/syncd 60
      root  2145     1   0 13:07:12      -  0:00 kproc
      root  2697     1   0   Jun 21      -  0:00 /etc/uprintfd
      root  2938     1   0 13:08:45      -  0:07 /usr/sbin/automount /mnt -hosts -soft,intr
      root  3112  3867   0 13:08:18      -  0:00 /usr/lib/sendmail -bd -q30m
      root  3550     1   0 13:08:02      -  0:00 /usr/lib/errdemon
      root  3715     1   0   Jun 21      -  0:12 /etc/cron
      root  3867     1   0 13:08:11      -  0:00 /etc/srcmstr
      root  4261     1   0 13:07:53      -  0:46 kproc
      root  4518     1   0 13:07:53      -  0:00 kproc
      root  4645  3867   0 13:08:15      -  0:01 /etc/syslogd
      root  4878     0   0 13:08:10      -  0:00 kproc
      root  5166  3867   0 13:08:22      -  0:00 /usr/etc/portmap
      root  5425  3867   0 13:08:25      -  0:00 /etc/inetd
      root  5686  3867   0 13:08:28      -  0:00 /usr/bin/X11/xdm -nodaemon
      root  5957  5686   6 13:08:30  hft/1 53:54 /usr/bin/X11/X -T -force -s 5 -auth /usr/lib...
      root  6214  3867   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  6472  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  6729  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  6987  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  7244  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  7501  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  7758  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  8015  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  8272  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  8529  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  8786  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  9043  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  9300  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  9557  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root  9814  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 10072  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 10329  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 10586  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 10843  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 11100  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 11357  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 11696     1   0 17:44:06      -  0:00 kproc
      root 11871  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 12128  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 12385  6214   0 13:08:32      -  0:00 /usr/etc/biod 24 
      root 12719  5686   0 17:44:06      -  0:00 -:0
      root 12899  3867   0 13:08:35      -  0:00 /usr/etc/nfsd 8 
      root 13157 12899   0 13:08:35      -  0:00 /usr/etc/nfsd 8 
      root 13414 12899   0 13:08:35      -  0:00 /usr/etc/nfsd 8 
      root 13671 12899   0 13:08:35      -  0:00 /usr/etc/nfsd 8 
      root 13928 12899   0 13:08:35      -  0:00 /usr/etc/nfsd 8
      root 14185 12899   0 13:08:35      -  0:00 /usr/etc/nfsd 8
      root 14442 12899   0 13:08:35      -  0:00 /usr/etc/nfsd 8
      root 14699 12899   0 13:08:35      -  0:00 /usr/etc/nfsd 8
      root 14959  3867   0 13:08:38      -  0:00 /usr/etc/rpc.mountd
      root 15221  3867   0 13:08:42      -  0:00 /usr/etc/rpc.statd
      root 15479  3867   0 13:08:45      -  0:00 /usr/etc/rpc.lockd
      root 15745     1   0   Jun 21  hft/0  0:00 /etc/getty /dev/console
      root 16006  3867   0   Jun 21      -  0:00 /etc/qdaemon
      root 16264  3867   0   Jun 21      -  0:00 /etc/writesrv
      user 16592 20940   0 17:44:16  pts/2  0:00 -csh
      root 16782     1   0   Jun 21      -  0:00 /usr/lpp/xlC/browser/pdnsd
      root 17036  3867   0   Jun 21      -  0:04 /usr/lib/ncs/bin/llbd
      root 17295 16782   0   Jun 21      -  0:00 pd_watchdog
      root 17552  3867   0   Jun 21      -  0:00 /usr/lpp/info/bin/infod
      user 19150 21706   0 17:44:15  pts/0  0:00 -csh
      user 19919 21451   0 17:44:16  pts/1  0:00 -csh
      user 20666 12719   0 17:44:14      -  0:00 sh /usr/bin/X11/startx -t -wait
      user 20940 21189   0 17:44:15      -  0:00 xterm -C
      user 21189 20666   0 17:44:15      -  0:00 mwm
      user 21451 21189   1 17:44:15      -  0:00 xterm
      user 21706 21189   0 17:44:15      -  0:00 xterm

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