Re: [Condor-users] Running a HOOK_JOB_EXIT

[Matthew Farrellee <matt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/16/2011 04:42 PM, Colin Leavett-Brown wrote:
> Running Condor 7.6.1 under Scientific Linux 5.5
>
> I am trying to run HOOK_JOB_EXIT at the conclusion of my job, but it
> appears that the hook is never run. I have created a simple job whose
> output file (x.out) accurately details my problem:
>
> [crlb@elephant condor]$ cat x.out
> 1. The job script:
> #!/bin/bash
> echo 1. The job script:
> cat condor_exec.exe
>
> echo
> echo 2. Hook config:
> grep -i HOOK /etc/condor/condor_config
>
> echo
> echo 3. Permissions on the hook:
> ls -l /usr/local/bin/munin-node-condor-job-exit
>
> echo
> echo 4. The hook:
> cat /usr/local/bin/munin-node-condor-job-exit
>
> echo
> echo 5. Test run of the hook:
> /usr/local/bin/munin-node-condor-job-exit
>
> echo
> echo 6. Job exit should produce a second line of output from the hook:
>
> 2. Hook config:
> # Job hooks
> HOOK_JOB_EXIT = /usr/local/bin/munin-node-condor-job-exit
>
> 3. Permissions on the hook:
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 102 Jun 16 13:18
> /usr/local/bin/munin-node-condor-job-exit
>
> 4. The hook:
> #!/usr/bin/perl
> open(DD, ">>x.out");
> print DD "Executing munin-node-condor-job-exit\n";
> close(DD);
>
> 5. Test run of the hook:
> Executing munin-node-condor-job-exit
>
> 6. Job exit should produce a second line of output from the hook:
> [crlb@elephant condor]$
>
> But it doesn't! Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

You should look in the StartLog/StarterLog to see if there is any 
indication that your hook was run. I would expect it is, unless there's 
a permissions issue (maybe a world writable dir in the script's path).

The second invocation of the hook may not be writing to the file you're 
expecting.

Best,


matt