[Condor-users] Getting Matlab to run with an M-file on Condor

["Mills, Ashley, VF-Group" <Ashley.Mills@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm having a problem getting matlab to run which seems to be very hard
to diagnose. I'm using the following submit
file:

---- BEGIN SUBMIT FILE ----
Executable = C:\Program Files (x86)\MATLAB\R2007b\bin\matlab.exe
Universe = vanilla
Log = test.log
output = test.out
error = test.err
getenv = True;
transfer_executable = False
should_transfer_files = YES
when_to_transfer_output = ON_EXIT
initialdir = out
transfer_input_files = t:\ashley\test\condor_test\mlab\j1\run.m
Queue
---- END SUBMIT FILE ----

As you can see, I just want to run matlab with no arguments. This is a
test. I actually want to run it with arguments, but when I run it with
the argument "-r run" and run.m is one of the files transferred, I get
the same response as when no arguments are ran: Matlab exits immediately
and doesn't run the m file, I know this because I made a really simple m
file that just tried to write to a file, and it didn't.

Here is the starter log:

---- BEGIN STARTER.SLOT1 LOG ----
1 11:47:52 Starting a VANILLA universe job with ID: 108.0
8/31 11:47:52 Tracking process family by login "condor-reuse-slot1"
8/31 11:47:52 IWD: C:\condor/execute\dir_7052
8/31 11:47:52 Output file: C:\condor/execute\dir_7052\test.out
8/31 11:47:52 Error file: C:\condor/execute\dir_7052\test.err
8/31 11:47:52 Renice expr "10" evaluated to 10
8/31 11:47:52 About to exec C:\Program Files
(x86)\MATLAB\R2007b\bin\matlab.exe
8/31 11:47:52 Create_Process succeeded, pid=5992
8/31 11:47:52 Process exited, pid=5992, status=0
8/31 11:47:52 Got SIGQUIT.  Performing fast shutdown.
8/31 11:47:52 ShutdownFast all jobs.
8/31 11:47:52 ERROR: C:\condor/execute\dir_7052 still exists after
trying to add Full control to ACLs for PRIV_ROOT
8/31 11:47:52 **** condor_starter (condor_STARTER) EXITING WITH STATUS 0
---- END STARTER.SLOT1 LOG ----

Here is the Shadow log:

---- BEGIN SHADOW LOG ----
8/31 11:47:52 ******************************************************
8/31 11:47:52 ** condor_shadow (CONDOR_SHADOW) STARTING UP
8/31 11:47:52 ** C:\condor\bin\condor_shadow.exe
8/31 11:47:52 ** $CondorVersion: 6.9.3 Jun 13 2007 $
8/31 11:47:52 ** $CondorPlatform: INTEL-WINNT50 $
8/31 11:47:52 ** PID = 4336
8/31 11:47:52 ** Log last touched 8/31 11:47:27
8/31 11:47:52 ******************************************************
8/31 11:47:52 Using config source: C:\condor\condor_config
8/31 11:47:52 Using local config sources: 
8/31 11:47:52    C:\condor/condor_config.local
8/31 11:47:52 DaemonCore: Command Socket at <192.168.2.5:2683>
8/31 11:47:52 Initializing a VANILLA shadow for job 108.0
8/31 11:47:53 (108.0) (4336): Request to run on <192.168.2.1:3439> was
ACCEPTED
8/31 11:47:54 (108.0) (4336): ZKM: setting default map to (null)
8/31 11:47:54 (108.0) (4336): Job 108.0 terminated: exited with status 0
8/31 11:47:54 (108.0) (4336): **** condor_shadow (condor_SHADOW) EXITING
WITH STATUS 100
---- END SHADOW LOG ----

So it all seems like there is no problem, the job is exiting with status
0. But why is it exiting at all? If I run matlab with no arguments it
should never exit right?

Ashley Mills