Re: [HTCondor-users] Under what conditions, if any, is the initial directory of a Singularity job the scratch space?

["Bockelman, Brian" <BBockelman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Michael,

The setting of the initial working directory could be a version-dependent issue.  What version of Singularity are you utilizing?

Brian

> On Jun 18, 2019, at 12:57 PM, Michael Pelletier <Michael.V.Pelletier@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I'm making my early forays into the Singularity world, and while I see that the execute directory is bound into the container by Condor, and TMPDIR and _CONDOR_SCRATCH_DIR are set, I'm finding in my tests that the initial directory of the container is not set to that directory, and I haven't been able to suss out a combination of options in the submit description that will put it there. I wind up either in root or my bound home directory.
> 
> I've seen an example of the server-side config adding a Singularity binding of "$(EXECUTE):/condor" so that we have a priori knowledge of the scratch location, but is there a way to avoid this workaround?
> 
> Michael V. Pelletier
> Information Technology
> Digital Transformation & Innovation
> Integrated Defense Systems
> Raytheon Company
> 
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