Re: [Condor-users] Condor Install newbie Questions

[Alan De Smet <adesmet@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Based on the description you give, you shouldn't have any
problems.

Terence Dörflinger <terence.doerflinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Shall I install Condor as user root or as user condor?

Either way is fine, so long as all of the files are readable by
user condor.

> Shall I start condor_master as user root or as user condor?

Start the master as root.  Condor prefers to run as root, but
will switch to the condor user whenever possible.

> Has condor_master to be started on all machines or on the Central Manager 
> (fileserver) only? 

condor_master is a relatively small program responsible for
starting all of the other daemons.  You'll want to start it on
every machine you want Condor to use as a submit point or as an
execute node.

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Alan De Smet                              Condor Project Research
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