diff --git a/src/integrationtest/data_classes.py b/src/integrationtest/data_classes.py
index 2b1ad5c..dc47dae 100755
--- a/src/integrationtest/data_classes.py
+++ b/src/integrationtest/data_classes.py
@@ -77,3 +77,9 @@ class CreateConfigResult:
     data_dirs: list[str]
     tpstream_data_dirs: list[str]
     trmon_data_dirs: list[str]
+
+
+# 29-Dec-2025, KAB: added support for different run control process managers
+@dataclass
+class ProcessManagerChoice:
+    pm_type: str
diff --git a/src/integrationtest/integrationtest_drunc.py b/src/integrationtest/integrationtest_drunc.py
index 63189a2..0cf9928 100755
--- a/src/integrationtest/integrationtest_drunc.py
+++ b/src/integrationtest/integrationtest_drunc.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from integrationtest.integrationtest_commandline import file_exists
 from integrationtest.data_classes import (
     CreateConfigResult,
+    ProcessManagerChoice,
     config_substitution,
     attribute_substitution,
     relationship_substitution,
@@ -71,10 +72,23 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     # and parametrize the fixtures here in pytest_generate_tests,
     # which is run at pytest startup
 
+    # 29-Dec-2025, KAB: added default process manager choice
+    if not hasattr(metafunc.module, "process_manager_choices"):
+        metafunc.module.process_manager_choices = { "StandAloneSSH_PM" : {"pm_type": "ssh-standalone"} }
+
     parametrize_fixture_with_items(metafunc, "create_config_files", "confgen_arguments")
+    parametrize_fixture_with_items(metafunc, "process_manager_type", "process_manager_choices")
     parametrize_fixture_with_items(metafunc, "run_nanorc", "nanorc_command_list")
 
 
+# 29-Dec-2025, KAB: added fixture to handle different process manager choices
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def process_manager_type(request, tmp_path_factory):
+    result = ProcessManagerChoice (
+        pm_type = request.param["pm_type"]
+    )
+    yield result
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def create_config_files(request, tmp_path_factory):
     """Run the confgen to produce the configuration json files
@@ -295,7 +309,7 @@ def apply_update(obj, substitution):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def run_nanorc(request, create_config_files, tmp_path_factory):
+def run_nanorc(request, create_config_files, process_manager_type, tmp_path_factory):
     """Run nanorc with the OKS DB files created by `create_config_files`. The
     commands specified by the `nanorc_command_list` variable in the
     test module are executed. If `nanorc_command_list`'s items are
@@ -465,7 +479,7 @@ class RunResult:
     result.completed_process = subprocess.run(
         [nanorc]
         + nanorc_option_strings
-        + [str("ssh-standalone")]
+        + [str(process_manager_type.pm_type)]  # 29-Dec-2025, KAB: support for ProcMgr choices
         + [str(create_config_files.config_file)]
         + [str(create_config_files.config.session)]
         + [str(create_config_files.config.session_name if create_config_files.config.session_name else create_config_files.config.session)]