BREAKJOB

The BREAKJOB command suspends an y executing job, including spooled and streamed jobs. A job using a critical system resource does not suspend un til it releases the resource.

Syntax

BREAKJOB #J nnn

Parameters

 

#Jnnn

Speci￿es a job number.

Operation Notes

Usage

You can enter this command from a session, a job, a program, or in break mode. Pressing 4Break5 does not a￿ect this command.

You must enter this command from the console. Y ou can enter this command from a terminal other than the console under one of the following conditions:

The JOBSECURITY command is set to LOW and the job is logged on to y our user account. (AM users only need to matc h the job's account name.)

Your system administrator has used the ALLOW command, whic h permits you to enter this command.

Nonshareable devices

When you enter this command for a job that con trols a nonshareable device, a console message appears that lists the device(s) that the job con trols. As many as ten devices ma y be listed. You can then decide whether to allow the job to continue running until it releases the device(s), or whether y ou should abort the job.

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