System accounting

The system accounting utility allows you to collect and report on individual and group use of various system resources.

The accounting system utility allows you to collect and report on individual, group, and Workload Manager (WLM) class use of various system resources.

This accounting information can be used to bill users for the system resources they utilize, and to monitor selected aspects of the system operation. To assist with billing, the accounting system provides the resource-usage totals defined by members of the adm group, and, if the chargefee command is included, factors in the billing fee.

The accounting system also provides data to assess the adequacy of current resource assignments, set resource limits and quotas, forecast future needs, and order supplies for printers and other devices.

The following information should help you understand how to implement the accounting utility in your system.