Below is a table of pbs_mom command-line startup flags.
| Flag | Description | 
|---|---|
| a <integer> | Alarm time in seconds. | 
| c <file> | Config file path. | 
| C <directory> | Checkpoint path. | 
| d <directory> | Home directory. | 
| L <file> | Log file. | 
| M <integer> | MOM port to listen on. | 
| p | Perform 'poll' based job recovery on restart (jobs persist until associated processes terminate). | 
| P | On restart, deletes all jobs that were running on MOM (Available in 2.4.X and later). | 
| q | On restart, requeues all jobs that were running on MOM (Available in 2.4.X and later). | 
| r | On restart, kills all processes associated with jobs that were running on MOM, and then requeues the jobs. | 
| R <integer> | MOM 'RM' port to listen on. | 
| S <integer> | pbs_server port to connect to. | 
| v | Display version information and exit. | 
| x | Disable use of privileged port. | 
| ? | Show usage information and exit. | 
For more details on these command-line options, see pbs_mom.
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