Uniqueness of a PDE solution

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Suppose $F:U \to \mathbb{R}^n$ is a $\mathcal{C}^1$ vector field on an open set $U \subseteq \mathbb{R}^n$. Let $\lambda \in \mathbb{C}$. Consider the partial differential equation

$$F(x) \cdot \nabla \psi (x) = \lambda \psi (x).$$

Under what conditions is a solution $\psi: U \to \mathbb{C}$ guaranteed to exist? If a solution exists, under what conditions is it unique?

Does the answer admit further refinement under the additional assumptions that $F$ is a complete vector field and that there is a smooth attractor in $U$ such that all integral curves of $F$ in $U$ asymptotically approach this attractor in positive time?