1590840 : your held jobs

Created: 2026-04-09T12:55:04Z - current status: new

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Summary of the Issue

A user has 600 held jobs in the HTCondor queue on the NAF (National Analysis Facility). The jobs were placed in the 'hold' state because they exceeded the reserved runtime limit.

Solution

To resolve this, the user has two options:

  1. Remove the held jobs (if they are no longer needed): bash condor_rm -constraint 'JobStatus == 5' (This removes all held jobs.)

  2. Edit job requirements and release them (if they should be re-run with adjusted limits):

  3. Increase the runtime limit in the job submission script (e.g., +MaxRuntime = <seconds>).
  4. Release the jobs after making changes: bash condor_release -constraint 'HoldReason == "Job runtime longer than reserved"' (This releases only jobs held due to runtime limits.)

Next Steps

  • If the jobs should run longer, adjust the runtime requirements before releasing.
  • If the jobs are no longer needed, remove them to free up resources.

Sources: - NAF Documentation: Checking and Managing Submitted Jobs - NAF Documentation: Job Requirements