Re: [HTCondor-users] v24.0.4 condor_submit only works sometimes

[Maarten Litmaath <Maarten.Litmaath@xxxxxxx>]

Hi again,

with an HTCondor CE installed in addition on the Submit Node,

jobs are accepted by the CE, but refused by the latter's Schedd:

02/09/25 14:07:15 (pid:10651) SetEffectiveOwner security violation: 

attempting to set owner to dis-allowed value alicesgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Further advice would be appreciated, thanks!

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Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2025 1:35 PM
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Cc: Maarten Litmaath <Maarten.Litmaath@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [HTCondor-users] v24.0.4 condor_submit only works sometimes

 

Hi again,

using the current version in the Feature Channel, v24.4.0, all works fine,

while the LTS Channel has the problem described below.

We do not want to advise our sites to switch to the Feature Channel,

because we usually prefer the stability of the LTS Channel...

The two Channels appear to have some unwanted difference,

for which I did not yet find a clue in the Feature Channel release notes...

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Sent: Sunday, February 9, 2025 12:30 PM
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Cc: Maarten Litmaath <Maarten.Litmaath@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [HTCondor-users] v24.0.4 condor_submit only works sometimes

 

Dear HTCondor experts,

I have set up a v24.0.4 mini cluster on Alma 9 using the Admin Quick Start Guide:

https://htcondor.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting-htcondor/admin-quick-start.html

As an unprivileged user on the Submit Node, condor_submit fails as shown:

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[alicesgm@htc24s-ce ~]$ cat my-test.jdl 

cmd = my-test.sh

output = my-test.out.$(ClusterId)

error  = my-test.err.$(ClusterId)

log = my-test.log.$(ClusterId)

+MaxMemory = 50

queue 1

[alicesgm@htc24s-ce ~]$ condor_submit my-test.jdl 

Submitting job(s).

ERROR: Failed to commit job submission into the queue.

ERROR: Failed to create new User record for condor@xxxxxxxx

[alicesgm@htc24s-ce ~]$ 

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If I keep trying, though, eventually it works:

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[alicesgm@htc24s-ce ~]$ for i in `seq 30`; do condor_submit my-test.jdl &&

 break; sleep 61; done &>> log-$$.txt < /dev/null &

[1] 33484

[alicesgm@htc24s-ce ~]$ tail -f log-$$.txt

Submitting job(s).

ERROR: Failed to commit job submission into the queue.

ERROR: Failed to create new User record for condor@xxxxxxxx

Submitting job(s).

ERROR: Failed to commit job submission into the queue.

ERROR: Failed to create new User record for condor@xxxxxxxx

Submitting job(s).

ERROR: Failed to commit job submission into the queue.

ERROR: Failed to create new User record for condor@xxxxxxxx

Submitting job(s).

ERROR: Failed to commit job submission into the queue.

ERROR: Failed to create new User record for condor@xxxxxxxx

Submitting job(s).

1 job(s) submitted to cluster 19.

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That job then runs fine, while the next job submission will fail again, etc.

There appear to be two problems here:

1) The Admin Quick Start Guide gives me a cluster that does not work.

2) Due to some bug, job submissions sometimes get through nonetheless.

Advice would be appreciated, thanks!