Hi Reuti, Thank you for your reply! Please see my comments below.
On Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 10:27 PM PDT, Reuti wrote: > Hi, > > > Am 09.04.2019 um 05:37 schrieb Mun Johl <mun.j...@kazan-networks.com>: > > > > Hi all, > > > > My company is hiring a contractor for some development work. As such, I > > need to modify our grid configuration so that he only has access to a > > single execution host. That particular host (let's call it serverA) > > will not have all of our data disks mounted. > > > > NOTE: We are running SGE v8.1.9 on systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux > > v6.8 . > > > > I'm not really sure how to proceed. I'm thinking of perhaps creating a > > new queue which only resides on serverA. > > There is no need for an additional queue. You can add him to the xuser_lists > of all oher queues. But a special queue with a limited number of slots might > give the contractor more priority to check his develoment faster. Depends on > personal taste whether this one is preferred. This queue could have a forced > complex with a high urgency, which he always have to request (or you use JSV > to add this to his job submissions). How would I proceed if I did not create an additional queue? You have me intrigued. That is, if I add him to the xuser_lists of all queues, he wouldn't be able to submit a job, would he? Perhaps I'm confused. > > We would ask the contractor to > > specify this new queue for his jobs. Furthermore, I would add the > > contractor to the xuser_lists of all other queues. > > > > Does that sound reasonable > > Yes. > > > > or is there an easier method for > > accomplishing this task within SGE? > > > > IF it makes sense to proceed in this manner, what is the easiest way to > > add the username of the contractor to the xuser_lists parameter? Can I > > simply add his username? Or do I need to create a new access list for him? > > Yes. > > $ qconf -au john_doe banned_users Okay, so to confirm: I create the banned_users ACL and add that ACL to all queues for which john_joe is banned. Correct? Thanks again for your time and knowledge! Best regards, -- Mun > > Any and all examples of how to implement this type of configuration > > would be greatly appreciated since I am not an SGE expert by any stretch > > of the imagination. > > > > By the way, would the contractor only need an account on serverA in > > order to utilize SGE? Or would he need an account on the grid master as > > well? > > Are you not using a central user administration by NIS or LDAP? > > AFAICS he needs an entry only on the execution host (and on the submission > host of course). > > -- Reuti _______________________________________________ users mailing list users@gridengine.org https://gridengine.org/mailman/listinfo/users
