You shouldn't have to, but there may be a bug in the system. Try manually setting both envars and see if it fixes the problem.
On May 12, 2010, at 3:59 PM, <ananda.mu...@wipro.com> wrote: > Ralph > > I have these parameters set in ~/.openmpi/mca-params.conf file > > $ cat ~/.openmpi/mca-params.conf > > orte_tmpdir_base = /home/ananda/ORTE > > opal_cr_tmp_dir = /home/ananda/OPAL > > $ > > > > Should I be setting OMPI_MCA_opal_cr_tmp_dir? > > > > FYI, I am using openmpi 1.3.4 with blcr 0.8.2 > > > Thanks > > Ananda > > ============================= > > Subject: Re: [OMPI users] opal_cr_tmp_dir > From: Ralph Castain (rhc_at_[hidden]) > Date: 2010-05-12 16:47:16 > > Previous message: Jeff Squyres: "Re: [OMPI users] getc in openmpi" > In reply to: ananda.mudar_at_[hidden]: "Re: [OMPI users] opal_cr_tmp_dir" > ompi-restart just does a fork/exec of the mpirun, so it should get the param > if it is in your environ. How are you setting it? Have you tried adding > OMPI_MCA_opal_cr_tmp_dir=<whatever> to your environment? > > On May 12, 2010, at 12:45 PM, <ananda.mudar_at_[hidden]> wrote: > > > Thanks Ralph. > > > > Another question. Even though I am setting opal_cr_tmp_dir to a directory > > other than /tmp while calling ompi-restart command, this setting is not > > getting passed to the mpirun command that gets generated by ompi-restart. > > How do I overcome this constraint? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Ananda > > > > ============== > > > > Subject: Re: [OMPI users] opal_cr_tmp_dir > > From: Ralph Castain (rhc_at_[hidden]) > > Date: 2010-05-12 14:38:00 > > > > Previous message: ananda.mudar_at_[hidden]: "[OMPI users] opal_cr_tmp_dir" > > In reply to: ananda.mudar_at_[hidden]: "[OMPI users] opal_cr_tmp_dir" > > It's a different MCA param: orte_tmpdir_base > > > > On May 12, 2010, at 12:33 PM, <ananda.mudar_at_[hidden]> wrote: > > > > > I am setting the MCA parameter “opal_cr_tmp_dir” to a directory other > > > than /tmp while calling “mpirun”, “ompi-restart”, and “ompi-checkpoint” > > > commands so that I don’t fill up /tmp filesystem. But I see that > > > openmpi-sessions* directory is still getting created under /tmp. How do I > > > overcome this problem so that openmpi-sessions* directory also gets > > > created under the same directory I have defined for “opal_cr_tmp_dir”? > > > > > > Is there a way to clean up these temporary files after their requirement > > > is over? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Ananda > > > Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary. > > > > > > The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments > > > to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) > > > and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If > > > you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, > > > distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and > > > destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. > > > > > > WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. 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