Hi > I was wondering why partition associations are optional when adding a > user to the accounting DB. I have not found any mention of what happens > if a user has no associations to any partition.
My understanding is that this is simply an additional "place" where you can have a resource limit (described here: http://slurm.schedmd.com/resource_limits.html). Without an association to a partition, there simply isn't an additional limit applied. An association to a partition is not required. > Also, is there a way to associate an account with a specific partition? > Let's say, for example, I have a research group that should have > exclusive access to a partition. How would I go about that? Access to the partition is enforced by the partition itself- check the manpage for slurm.conf, scroll down to the section on partitions and look for "AllowAccounts": AllowAccounts Comma separated list of accounts which may execute jobs in the par‐ tition. The default value is "ALL". NOTE: If AllowAccounts is used then DenyAccounts will not be enforced. Also refer to DenyAc‐ counts. On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 8:05 AM, Patrice Peterson < [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi list, > > I was wondering why partition associations are optional when adding a > user to the accounting DB. I have not found any mention of what happens > if a user has no associations to any partition. > > - Would the user be able to submit jobs to *all* partitions? > - Would she not be able to submit any jobs at all? > - If it's the latter, what is the point of making partition assocs > optional? > > Also, is there a way to associate an account with a specific partition? > Let's say, for example, I have a research group that should have > exclusive access to a partition. How would I go about that? > > Sorry if my questions are noobish, but I haven't been able to find the > answers in the documentation. > > Thanks in advance! > > -- > Patrice Peterson > Referent für HPC-Anwendungen > Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg > IT-Servicezentrum, Raum E.09.0 > Kurt-Mothes-Straße 1 > 06120 Halle (Saale) > Telefon: 0345-55 21864 >
