Am Di, 3.01.2012, 17:42 schrieb Dave Love:
> Raphael Graf <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Changing the -m/-M flags with qalter does work, but the changes do not take 
>> effect for a running job.
>> The manpage says (for -m):
>> "Qalter allows changing this option even while the job executes.
>> The modification of the b option argument will only be in effect after a 
>> restart or migration of the job, however."
>>
>> I think the last sentence does apply for *all* option arguments (and also 
>> for -M), does it?
>
> I don't think so, as not all the submit parameters can be changed by
> qalter.

I meant "all the option arguments of the -m parameter" (b|e|a|s|n).
Like this:

Index: submit.1
===================================================================
--- submit.1    (revision 88)
+++ submit.1    (working copy)
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@
 .sp 1
 .I Qalter
 allows changing the b, e, and a option arguments even while the job
-executes. The modification of the b option argument will only be in
+executes. The modification of the option arguments will only be in
 effect after a restart or migration of the job, however.
 .sp 1
 If this option or a corresponding value in \fIqmon\fP is specified then
@@ -1234,7 +1234,8 @@
 Default is the job owner at the originating host.
 .sp 1
 .I Qalter
-allows changing this option even while the job executes.
+allows changing this option even while the job executes. The modification
+will only be in effect after a restart or migration of the job, however.
 .sp 1
 If this option or a corresponding value in \fIqmon\fP is specified then
 this value will be passed to defined JSV

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