[Info-vax] Stupid question of the day, re: OpenVMS process names

[osuvman50 at gmail.com]

On Friday, March 13, 2020 at 10:39:01 AM UTC-4, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> Others have answered the immediate question.
> 
> Pragmatically, process names are best considered nice labels for the 
> SHOW SYSTEM display.
> 
> Process names are something I'd avoid for most other uses.

When logging in via a virtual terminal, I set my process name to a shorthand description of remote host and VT unit number (to make unique). This helps getting back to the right session when I have to reconnect. Otherwise, I'm left guessing which of 3 disconnected processes running TPU.EXE is the right one.