START-ACCOUNTING

@START-ACCOUNTING <background>[, <RT>, <clear logged information>, <logging interval>][, <ND500>][, <spooling>]

Start the accounting system but do no initiate the accounting file; if the files does not exist the command executes as for @INIT-ACCOUNTING.

<background>: are background programs to be accounted.
<RT>: are user RT programs to be accounted.
<clear logged information>: whether information already logged in the RT accounting table should be cleared.
<logging interval>: number of seconds between dumps of RT accounting table on the file ACCOUNTS:DATA.
<ND500>: are ND500 programs to be accounted?
<spooling>: is spooling to be accounted?

Rules:

Permitted only for user SYSTEM.
Accounting on an ND-500 or spooling cannot be started unless background accounting is running. It can be stopped independently but is stopped automatically if background accounting is stopped.