Configuring HTCondor

This section describes how to configure HTCondor on a node, that is, perform configuration, and submit and execute tasks on a node.

Procedure

Switch to the release_dir directory.

cd /path/to/HTCONDOR/htcondor-8_9_2/release_dir

Create a condor.sh file.

Create condor.sh.
```
vi condor.sh
```

Press i to enter the insert mode and add the following content:

export CONDOR_CONFIG=/path/to/HTCONDOR/htcondor-8_9_2/release_dir/etc/condor_config
export PATH=/path/to/HTCONDOR/htcondor-8_9_2/release_dir/bin:/path/to/HTCONDOR/condor-8.9.2/release_dir/sbin:$PATH

Press Esc, type :wq!, and press Enter to save the file and exit.
Run the following command to make the file take effect:
```
source condor.sh
```

Switch to the release_dir/etc directory.

cd /path/to/HTCONDOR/htcondor-8_9_2/release_dir/etc

Create and edit the condor_config file.

Create a condor_config configuration file.
```
vi condor_config
```

Press i to enter the insert mode and modify the file as follows:

CONDOR_HOST             = 192.168.47.111
RELEASE_DIR             = /path/to/HTCONDOR/htcondor-8_9_2/release_dir
LOCAL_DIR               = /data/
LOCAL_CONFIG_DIR        = $(LOCAL_DIR)/config
LOCAL_CONFIG_FILE       = $(LOCAL_DIR)/condor_config.local
CONDOR_ADMIN            = root@192.168.47.111
MAIL                    = /usr/bin/mail
ALLOW_ADMINISTRATOR     = $(CONDOR_HOST)
ALLOW_NEGOTITATOR       = $(CONDOR_HOST)
LOCK                    = $(LOG)
CONDOR_IDS              = 2001.2001

use SECURITY : HOST_BASED

LOG                     = $(LOCAL_DIR)/log
SPOOL                   = $(LOCAL_DIR)/spool
BIN                     = $(RELEASE_DIR)/bin
LIB                     = $(RELEASE_DIR)/lib
SBIN                    = $(RELEASE_DIR)/sbin
LIBEXEC                 = $(RELEASE_DIR)/libexec
HISTORY                 = $(RELEASE_DIR)/history


MASTER_LOG              = $(LOG)/MasterLog
SCHEDD_LOG              = $(LOG)/SchedLog
SHADOW_LOG              = $(LOG)/ShadowLog

SHADOW_LOCK             = $(LOCK)/ShadowLock

DAEMON_LIST = COLLECTOR MASTER NEGOTIATOR SCHEDD STARTD
CONDOR_HOST = $(CONDOR_HOST)
USE_CLONE_TO_CREATE_PROCESSES = False

Press Esc, type :wq!, and press Enter to save the file and exit.

Create the condor user and condor user group.

groupadd -g 2001 condor
useradd -u 2001 -g 2001 condor

Create the directories and files of HTCondor.

mkdir -p /data
cd /data
mkdir -p config  examples  execute  log  spool
touch condor_config.local
touch log/MasterLog log/SchedLog log/ShadowLog log/ShadowLock
chown -R condor.condor *

Configure the init.d service.

cp /path/to/HTCONDOR/htcondor-8_9_2/release_dir/etc/init.d/condor /etc/init.d/ -f

Open the /etc/init.d/condor file.
```
vi /etc/init.d/condor
```

Press i to enter the insert mode and modify the file as follows:

...
# Path to your primary condor configuration file.
CONDOR_CONFIG="/path/to/HTCONDOR/htcondor-8_9_2/release_dir/etc/condor_config"

# Path to condor_config_val
CONDOR_CONFIG_VAL="/path/to/HTCONDOR/htcondor-8_9_2/release_dir/bin/condor_config_val"
...

Press Esc, type :wq!, and press Enter to save the file and exit.

Parent topic: Deploying HTCondor