[slurm-users] scontrol issue: Update of this parameter is not supported: StepId=

2023-09-20 Thread Cook, Malcolm
I am trying to change the JobName of a running task, like this scontrol update StepId=24236.0 JobName='my new name' and getting errors in the log file like this: Update of this parameter is not supported: StepId=24236.0 I get the same error when I try: scontrol update s

[slurm-users] FAQ Errata: Can the make command utilize the resources allocated to a Slurm job? answer is out of data

2023-09-29 Thread Cook, Malcolm
FWIW: The answer to the question "Can the make command utilize the resources allocated to a Slurm job?" [1] is out of date. The patch mentioned is no longer in the distribution, and personal inspection finds that it no longer applies to newer versions of Gnu Make. [1] https://slurm.schedmd.

Re: [slurm-users] Slurp for sw builds

2024-01-04 Thread Cook, Malcolm
Alternatively, if your build process happens to already be implemented using GNU Make, it is possible to declare that (selected) recipes should not be executed using Gnu Makes default .SHELL (which is sh) but rather submitted to your cluster using slurm's `srun`. Is it? > ~ mailto:malcolm_c...