[Condor-users] Matlab under Condor - wierd runtime error

["Smith, Ian" <I.C.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK this is a bit OT but given the number of Matlab users who
are doing stuff under Condor it seemed the most appropriate 
place ...

I have a compiled Matlab app which I want to run on our Condor
pool. It works fine on the desktop but when I run it under Condor
using Win XP it falls over after a few minutes (should run for at
least 15) and the log file reports:

005 (142617.000.000) 11/16 06:46:47 Job terminated.
        (1) Normal termination (return value 143)

If I look in the stderr file I see:

Could not create directory: 'C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data\MathWorks\MAT
LAB\mcr_v76\GibsonBruck_B8DA8A35EBE27D37361C1E5CFEADDF2C'

Since Condor jobs cannot write files under C:\Documents and Settings\ this looks like
the reason the job is failing. But the $64,000 question is why is Matlab trying to
write this file - is it because of a run time error ? Also what does the return
value 143 signify.

Has anyone else seen this at all ? I've raised it with Mathworks as well.

cheers,

-ian.


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Dr Ian C. Smith
e-Science Team
University of Liverpool
Computing Services Department