Re: [HTCondor-users] unix scheduling priority

[Greg Thain <gthain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/22/21 9:55 AM, rmorgan466@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Is it possible to run a particular command with with lowest Unix (nice 
> 19) ?


Yes -- the starter configuration knob

JOB_RENICE_INCREMENT

sets the Unix nice value for HTCondor jobs on that machine. You can set 
this to a static value, like

JOB_RENICE_INCREMENT = 19

or, it can be a classad expression, like

JOB_RENICE_INCREMENT = Owner == "todd" ? 19 : 0


-greg