---
name: "sge_coshepherd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "gridengine-exec"
version: "8.1.9+dfsg-13.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sge_coshepherd"
---

# sge\_coshepherd(8)

Grid Engine single job-controlling agent

## NAME

sge\_coshepherd - Grid Engine single job-controlling agent

## SYNOPSIS

**sge\_coshepherd**

## DESCRIPTION

*sge\_coshepherd* is needed to run the token manipulation executables if Grid Engine is run in an AFS environment.  It is started by the shepherd process and belongs to the same PAG (process authentication group) as the shepherd and the user's job, babysitting AFS tokens as specified by **set\_token\_cmd** and **token\_extend\_time** of [*sge\_conf*(5)](/sge_conf/5.md).

## SEE ALSO

*sge\_shepherd*(5), *sge\_conf*(1).

## COPYRIGHT

See [*sge\_intro*(1)](/sge_intro/1.md) for a full statement of rights and permissions.