type: process
Description: An operating system process.
| Attribute | Description | Example | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| process.pid | Process identifier (PID). | 1234 |
Yes |
| process.executable.name | The name of the process executable. On Linux based systems, can be set to the Name in proc/[pid]/status. On Windows, can be set to the base name of GetProcessImageFileNameW. |
otelcol |
See below |
| process.executable.path | The full path to the process executable. On Linux based systems, can be set to the target of proc/[pid]/exe. On Windows, can be set to the result of GetProcessImageFileNameW. |
/usr/bin/cmd/otelcol |
See below |
| process.command | The command used to launch the process (i.e. the command name). On Linux based systems, can be set to the zeroth string in proc/[pid]/cmdline. On Windows, can be set to the first parameter extracted from GetCommandLineW. |
cmd/otelcol |
See below |
| process.command_line | The full command used to launch the process. The value can be either a list of strings representing the ordered list of arguments, or a single string representing the full command. On Linux based systems, can be set to the list of null-delimited strings extracted from proc/[pid]/cmdline. On Windows, can be set to the result of GetCommandLineW. |
Linux: [ cmd/otecol, --config=config.yaml ], Windows: cmd/otecol --config=config.yaml |
See below |
| process.owner | The username of the user that owns the process. | root |
No |
At least one of process.executable.name, process.executable.path, process.command, or process.command_line is required.