[Condor-users] [Birdbath] dynamically changing macro values

[Afrasyab Bashir <afrasyab@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I am polling the condor collector for machine / job ads in order to check 
the load etc and other values after for e.g. 30 secs. However, if collector 
itself is being updated by startd or master after a 5-minute interval then 
my polling for such updates is not only useless but it is also adding an 
overhead. According to 6.7.19 manual polling interval only holds good when 
the machine is in a claimed state and that update interval refers to startd 
sending updates to collector.

I would like to update these macros using birdbath, given an authority to do 
so by the resource owner. It means that condor when started would pick up 
the default values from the configuration file but birdbath user would be 
able to change it using birdbath capabilities. Therefore, my questions are

a) Can I update the macros like above (master update, polling interval, 
update interval etc) using birdbath? how? and
b)  Is there a way to force polling interval even when machine is not in a 
claimed state?

Thanks
Afras