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System_Services

   This help category provides an overview and the format of each of
   the system services. The C function prototypes are available only
   on OpenVMS Alpha and Integrity server systems.

   System services provide basic operating system functions,
   interprocess communication, and various control resources.
 


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$ABORT_TRANS    $ABORT_TRANSW   $ACK_EVENT      $ACM            $ACMW
$ACQUIRE_GALAXY_LOCK_(Alpha_Only)               $ADD_BRANCH     $ADD_BRANCHW
$ADD_HOLDER     $ADD_IDENT      $ADD_PROXY      $ADJSTK         $ADJWSL
$ALLOC          $ASCEFC         $ASCTIM         $ASCTOID        $ASCUTC
$ASSIGN         $AUDIT_EVENT    $AUDIT_EVENTW   $AVOID_PREEMPT  $BINTIM
$BINUTC         $BRKTHRU        $BRKTHRUW       $CANCEL         $CANEXH
$CANTIM         $CANWAK         $CHECK_ACCESS
$CHECK_FEN_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $CHECK_PRIVILEGE
$CHECK_PRIVILEGEW               $CHKPRO
$CLEAR_SYSTEM_EVENT_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CLEAR_UNWIND_TABLE_(Integrity_servers_Only)    $CLOSE          $CLRAST
$CLRCLUEVT      $CLREF          $CMEXEC         $CMEXEC_64      $CMKRNL
$CMKRNL_64      $CONNECT        $CPU_CAPABILITIES
$CPU_TRANSITION_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CPU_TRANSITIONW_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)  $CREATE
$CREATE_BUFOBJ_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CREATE_GALAXY_LOCK_(Alpha_Only)
$CREATE_GALAXY_LOCK_TABLE_(Alpha_Only)          $CREATE_GDZRO
$CREATE_GFILE_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CREATE_GPFILE_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CREATE_GPFN_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)      $CREATE_RDB
$CREATE_REGION_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers) $CREATE_UID
$CREATE_USER_PROFILE            $CRELNM         $CRELNT         $CREMBX
$CREPRC         $CRETVA         $CRETVA_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CRMPSC         $CRMPSC_FILE_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CRMPSC_GDZRO_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CRMPSC_GFILE_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CRMPSC_GPFILE_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CRMPSC_GPFN_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CRMPSC_PFN_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$CVT_FILENAME_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)     $DACEFC         $DALLOC
$DASSGN         $DCLAST         $DCLCMH         $DCLEXH         $DECLARE_RM
$DECLARE_RMW    $DELETE         $DELETE_BUFOBJ_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$DELETE_GALAXY_LOCK_(Alpha_Only)
$DELETE_GALAXY_LOCK_TABLE_(Alpha_Only)          $DELETE_INTRUSION
$DELETE_PROXY   $DELETE_REGION_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers) $DELLNM
$DELMBX         $DELPRC         $DELTVA
$DELTVA_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $DEQ
$DEVICE_PATH_SCAN_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers) $DEVICE_SCAN    $DGBLSC
$DISCONNECT     $DISMOU         $DISPLAY        $DISPLAY_PROXY  $DLCEFC
$END_BRANCH     $END_BRANCHW    $END_TRANS      $END_TRANSW     $ENQ
$ENQW           $ENTER          $ERAPAT         $ERASE          $EXIT
$EXPREG         $EXPREG_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $EXTEND
$FAO            $FAOL_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)          $FILESCAN
$FIND           $FIND_HELD      $FIND_HOLDER    $FINISH_RDB     $FLUSH
$FORCEX         $FORGET_RM      $FORGET_RMW     $FORMAT_ACL     $FORMAT_AUDIT
$FREE           $FREE_USER_CAPABILITY_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$GET            $GETDTI         $GETDTIW        $GETDVI         $GETDVIW
$GETENV_(Alpha_Only)            $GETJPI         $GETJPIW        $GETLKI
$GETLKIW        $GETMSG         $GETQUI         $GETQUIW        $GETRMI
$GETSYI         $GETSYIW        $GETTIM         $GETTIM_PREC    $GETUAI
$GETUTC         $GET_ALIGN_FAULT_DATA_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$GET_ARITH_EXCEPTION_(Alpha_only)               $GET_DEFAULT_TRANS
$GET_GALAXY_LOCK_INFO_(Alpha_Only)
$GET_GALAXY_LOCK_SIZE_(Alpha_Only)
$GET_REGION_INFO_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)  $GET_SECURITY
$GET_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_DATA_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$GET_UNWIND_ENTRY_INFO_(Integrity_servers_Only)
$GET_USER_CAPABILITY_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$GOTO_UNWIND_(Alpha_Only)       $GOTO_UNWIND_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$GRANTID        $HASH_PASSWORD  $HIBER          $ICC_ACCEPT
$ICC_CLOSE_ASSOC                $ICC_CONNECT    $ICC_CONNECTW   $ICC_DISCONNECT
$ICC_DISCONNECTW                $ICC_OPEN_ASSOC $ICC_RECEIVE    $ICC_RECEIVEW
$ICC_REJECT     $ICC_REPLY      $ICC_REPLYW     $ICC_TRANSCEIVE
$ICC_TRANSCEIVEW                $ICC_TRANSMIT   $ICC_TRANSMITW  $IDTOASC
$IEEE_SET_FP_CONTROL_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$IEEE_SET_PRECISION_MODE_(Integrity_servers_Only)
$IEEE_SET_ROUNDING_MODE_(Integrity_servers_Only)
$INIT_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)      $INIT_VOL
$IO_CLEANUP_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$IO_FASTPATH_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)      $IO_FASTPATHW_
$IO_PERFORM_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$IO_PERFORMW_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$IO_SETUP_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)         $JOIN_RM        $JOIN_RMW
$LCKPAG         $LCKPAG_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $LKWSET
$LKWSET_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $MGBLSC
$MGBLSC_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$MGBLSC_GPFN_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)   $MOD_HOLDER     $MOD_IDENT
$MOUNT          $MTACCESS       $NUMTIM         $NUMUTC         $NXTVOL
$OPEN           $PARSE          $PARSE_ACL
$PERM_DIS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERM_REPORT_ALIGN_FAULT_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_ASSUME_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_CLONE_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_CREATE_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_CREATE_EXTENSION_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_DELEGATE_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers) $PERSONA_DELETE
$PERSONA_DELETE_EXTENSION_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_EXTENSION_LOOKUP_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_FIND_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_MODIFY_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_QUERY_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PERSONA_RESERVE_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)  $POWER_CONTROL
$PROCESS_AFFINITY_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$PROCESS_CAPABILITIES_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)             $PROCESS_SCAN
$PURGWS         $PURGE_WS_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)         $PUT
$PUTMSG         $QIO            $QIOW           $READ           $READEF
$REGISTRY_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$REGISTRYW_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $RELEASE
$RELEASE_GALAXY_LOCK_(Alpha_Only)               $REMOVE         $REM_HOLDER
$REM_IDENT      $RENAME         $RESCHED        $RESUME         $REVOKID
$REWIND         $RMSRUNDWN      $RPCC_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$SCAN_INTRUSION $SCHDWK         $SCHED          $SEARCH         $SETAST
$SETCLUEVT      $SETDDIR        $SETDFPROT      $SETDTI         $SETDTIW
$SETEF          $SETEXV         $SETFLT         $SETFLT_64      $SETIME
$SETIMR         $SETPRA         $SETPRI         $SETPRN         $SETPRT
$SETPRT_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $SETPRV         $SETRWM
$SETSHLV        $SETSTK         $SETSTK_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$SETSWM         $SETUAI         $SETUP_AVOID_PREEMPT
$SET_DEFAULT_TRANS              $SET_DEFAULT_TRANSW             $SET_DEVICE
$SET_DEVICEW    $SET_IMPLICIT_AFFINITY_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$SET_PROCESS_PROPERTIESW_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$SET_RESOURCE_DOMAIN            $SET_RETURN_VALUE_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$SET_SECURITY   $SET_SYSTEM_EVENT_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$SET_UNWIND_TABLE_(Integrity_servers_Only)      $SHOW_INTRUSION
$SIGNAL_ARRAY_64                $SNDERR         $SNDJBC         $SNDJBCW
$SNDOPR         $SPACE
$START_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)         $START_BRANCH
$START_BRANCHW  $START_TRANS    $START_TRANSW
$STOP_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$STOP_SYS_ALIGN_FAULT_REPORT_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)      $SUBSYSTEM
$SUSPND         $SYNCH          $TIMCON         $TRANS_EVENT    $TRANS_EVENTW
$TRNLNM         $TRUNCATE       $TSTCLUEVT      $ULKPAG
$ULKPAG_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $ULWSET
$ULWSET_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)        $UNWIND         $UPDSEC
$UPDSECW        $UPDSEC_64_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)
$UPDSEC_64W_(Alpha_and_Integrity_servers)       $VERIFY_PROXY   $WAIT
$WAITFR         $WAKE           $WFLAND         $WFLOR          $WRITE