When DQS starts your job, it intitially uses sh instead of csh or tcsh . That means that some environment variables don't get set the way they do when you start an interactive session. One of these is the path variable. Presently, DQS Version 3.1.8 is implemented using the nice priority scheme. However, DEC Alphas use a different scheduling algorithm.
Tests indicate that all jobs get roughly an equal slice of available time, except sponge jobs.
These will get no time, as long as any other job is competing. The documentation that came with the DQS system is available. DQS is a large and complex system, of which we use only a small part, so the full document set can be overwhelming. The Reference Manual gives all the commands. The Installation and Maintenance manual might be of some help to the staff.