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condor_release

release held jobs in the HTCondor queue

Synopsis

condor_release [-help $\vert$ -version]

condor_release [-debug] [-pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber] $\vert$ -name scheddname ]$\vert$ [-addr "$<$a.b.c.d:port$>$"] cluster... $\vert$ cluster.process... $\vert$ user... $\vert$ -constraint expression ...

condor_release [-debug] [-pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber] $\vert$ -name scheddname ]$\vert$ [-addr "$<$a.b.c.d:port$>$"] -all

Description

condor_release releases jobs from the HTCondor job queue that were previously placed in hold state. If the -name option is specified, the named condor_schedd is targeted for processing. Otherwise, the local condor_schedd is targeted. The jobs to be released are identified by one or more job identifiers, as described below. For any given job, only the owner of the job or one of the queue super users (defined by the QUEUE_SUPER_USERS macro) can release the job.

Options

-help

Display usage information

-version

Display version information

-pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber]

Specify a pool by giving the central manager's host name and an optional port number

-name scheddname

Send the command to a machine identified by scheddname

-addr "$<$a.b.c.d:port$>$"

Send the command to a machine located at "$<$a.b.c.d:port$>$"

-debug

Causes debugging information to be sent to stderr, based on the value of the configuration variable TOOL_DEBUG

cluster

Release all jobs in the specified cluster

cluster.process

Release the specific job in the cluster

user

Release jobs belonging to specified user

-constraint expression

Release all jobs which match the job ClassAd expression constraint

-all

Release all the jobs in the queue

See Also

condor_hold (on page )

Examples

To release all of the jobs of a user named Mary:

% condor_release Mary 

Exit Status

condor_release will exit with a status value of 0 (zero) upon success, and it will exit with the value 1 (one) upon failure.

Author

Center for High Throughput Computing, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Copyright

Copyright © 1990-2012 Center for High Throughput Computing, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

See the HTCondor Version 7.8.8 Manual or http://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/ for additional notices.