condor_release

release held jobs in the HTCondor queue

Synopsis

condor_release [-help | -version ]

condor_release [-debug ] [ -pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber] | -name scheddname ] | [-addr “<a.b.c.d:port>”] -all

Description

condor_release releases jobs from the HTCondor job queue that were previously placed in hold state. If the -name option is specified, the named condor_schedd is targeted for processing. Otherwise, the local condor_schedd is targeted. The jobs to be released are identified by one or more job identifiers, as described below. For any given job, only the owner of the job or one of the queue super users (defined by the QUEUE_SUPER_USERS macro) can release the job.

Options

-help
Display usage information

-version
Display version information

-pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber]
Specify a pool by giving the central manager’s host name and an optional port number

-name scheddname
Send the command to a machine identified by scheddname

-addr “<a.b.c.d:port>”
Send the command to a machine located at “<a.b.c.d:port>”

-debug
Causes debugging information to be sent to stderr, based on the value of the configuration variable TOOL_DEBUG.

cluster
Release all jobs in the specified cluster

cluster.process
Release the specific job in the cluster

user
Release jobs belonging to specified user

-constraint expression
Release all jobs which match the job ClassAd expression constraint

-all
Release all the jobs in the queue

Examples

To release all of the jobs of a user named Mary:

$ condor_release Mary

Exit Status

condor_release will exit with a status value of 0 (zero) upon success, and it will exit with the value 1 (one) upon failure.