Re: [Condor-users] REQUIRE_LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE = False usage problem

[Todd Tannenbaum <tannenba@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

kschwarz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am using Condor v7.2.4, Windows, and I am testing 
> REQUIRE_LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE = False.
> I am trying to define a default configuration file in a shared 
> filesystem while a host specific config file does not exist, both files 
> referenced in the host local config file.
>
> When local Config file is as follow:
>
> myshareserver  = SMBSJK21
> #
> REQUIRE_LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE = False
> LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE = \
>         $(LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE), \
>         
> \\$(myshareserver)\grid_env\CONDOR\1-start\condor_config.master.DEFAULT, \
>         
> \\$(myshareserver)\grid_env\CONDOR\1-start\condor_config.master.$(HOSTNAME)
>
> and the last referenced file does not exist, Condor does not start 
> because it could not find that file.
> When I execute any Condor command they give an error message saying that 
> that file was not found.
>
> C:\Users\kschwarz>condor_status
> ERROR: Can't read config source 
> \\SMBSJK21\grid_env\CONDOR\1-start\condor_config.master.PC303344
>
> REQUIRE_LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE is supposed to avoid this problem, correct?!

Correct.

> How could I fix it?

FWIW, I just tried to reproduce the problem you describe above (albeit 
using a more current release of Condor), and failed to do so. 
REQUIRE_LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE worked as expected w/ Condor v7.5.x, and 
nothing in the version history or source repository lead me to think 
there was some bug with this functionality back w/ v7.2.x.

Are you sure the primary config file on the machine were you ran 
condor_status has "REQUIRE_LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE = False" ?  I.e. you didn't 
just make this edit on the config file on your central manager?

regards,
Todd