I'm curious why the append_files directive [0], which would apparently allow me to configure the log files to be appended instead of overwritten, is only available in the standard universe. Why isn't this available in the local universe?
Because we don't control the job's file i/o in any universe except standard. (The manual doesn't explicitly state it, but append_files applies to any file the job opens, not just the files that HTCondor opens on the job's behalf, like the standard out and error logs.)
- ToddM